If I read a book and it makes my whole body so cold no fire can warm me, I know that is poetry. If I feel physically as if ...

In fact, the author of "The Tale of Genji" once lived where the temple is now located. 03:37 She is known by the name Murasaki Shikibu and was born into an aristocratic family.

“The Tale of Genji” chronicles the life of the Shining Prince, who was the son of an emperor, and one of his concubines. “It’s been 1,000 years since the book was written, but relations ...

Rana Mitter rereads The Tale of Genji - sometimes called the world's ... Also in this programme, Brian Christian, co-author of new book 'Algorithms to Live By' on how maths helps us make decisions ...

Heian was marked by a remarkable cultural flowering led by women, as seen most famously in literary classics like Murasaki Shikibu’s Tale of Genji and the Pillow Book of Sei Shōnagon.