User:SoYouNeedAUsername/Hikaru Genji
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[edit]it's implied that he was extremely attractive and talented, easily gaining favor of those around him at a young age. Murasaki even going so far as to claim "but to recount all his virtues would, I fear, give rise to a suspicion that I distort the truth."[1] His appearance was said to tempted men and women alike, having desirable features such as smooth white skin, accredited fashion, and famed popularity.[2]
- want more details and accounts of appearance/personality
Genji has had several adaptations in other media from different iterations of The Tale of Genji. Genji is usually kept universal having unrivaled beauty and popularity between all of these media[3] differing only between actors and animations appearance.
- want to incorporate to difference in media depiction, noting the different iterations of the character
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Murasaki Shikibu,?- (1976). The tale of Genji. Edward Seidensticker, Earl Tidwell (1st ed.). New York: Knopf. ISBN 0-394-48328-6. OCLC 2541047.
- ^ Nast, Condé (2015-07-13). "Why "The Tale of Genji" Is Still Seductive". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
- ^ Kuchta, Anna; Malita-Król, Joanna (2021). "A jewel beyond compare" : prince Hikaru Genji as a perfect male of the Heian period in the light of popular culture theories. Kraków : Jagiellonian University Press. ISBN 978-83-233-5043-9.