“He chase women and smoke weed, like prince Harry” 😂 loool
@Fiction_Beast3 жыл бұрын
Back in the days 😂
@Dericulus Жыл бұрын
The part where you mention love and the bit about Proust is interesting. "We want what we cannot have and as long as we love, we will experience suffering." I haven't yet gotten to reading Proust, but I started reading "Kokoro" by Natsume Soseki (still less than 50 pages in), and something said in the book makes more sense now: "Love is a sin. But it is also sacred." Seems the meaning of those words is close to what you've touched on here. I'm glad that your content exists and that the ideas and feelings in the world of literature can be shared and related to across the world.
@ronaldp7573 Жыл бұрын
Proust is garbage. Not only garbage compared to the genius of Murasaki who perfectly captures the harmatia of luxuria and how it prevents the hero from finding meaning, but Proust is garbage in general that has nothing useful to say and wastes your time reading its vapid words.
@hela_helio4 жыл бұрын
This really helped me with my hw, ty!
@Fiction_Beast4 жыл бұрын
Awesome. Are you studying Japanese literature?
@hela_helio4 жыл бұрын
@@Fiction_Beast Ap World ^^
@Fiction_Beast4 жыл бұрын
@@hela_helio awsome. i got more videos on world literature. i am doing a book from every country.
@ernestjanzen68093 жыл бұрын
This is wonderful! I am almost halfway through the entire composition of the novel and just adore the work (translation I'm reading is by Arthur Waley). Your synopsis has so many great jokes too, very enjoyable content. Keep it up!
@Fiction_Beast3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@Fiction_Beast4 жыл бұрын
1. **Next Video** 10 unique things about the Tale of Genji kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5XMi4aFqZqYa7c 2. The tale of Genji vs. Shahnameh the Persian Book of Kings. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iqGZY2qso5aDhtE
@TK-kf8zc9 ай бұрын
Best review of Genji I have heard.
@colintyler7441 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this introduction. I am about the start the tale and I am sure this has helped me get started!
@mustiali3 жыл бұрын
Mate, how happy I am to have found this treasure of a channel! I would like to thank you for your amazing content. You have so much knowledge and are quite the storyteller as well. Keep up the great work!
@Fiction_Beast3 жыл бұрын
Really appreciate your comment.
@TheAnimeQueenVendy2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for making this video! I am currently trying to prepare for university entrance exams (If I get in my major is going to be japanese lol) so I'm studying for Japanese culture exam which is one of the exams I need to take. This video helped me out a LOT! As I do not have access to the books in my language that is required this summary and analysis helped me a lot to understand the concept of this piece of literature!
@Fiction_Beast2 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@sripadmasambhavabuddhistte3769 Жыл бұрын
A wonderful and well researched presentation. Very well narrated as well. Thank you.
@kreeshakayegarcia6194 жыл бұрын
Thank you. This is so helpful!
@Fiction_Beast4 жыл бұрын
Awesome. If you liked please support the channel by subscribing and sharing. Thanks.
@jamesmiller10333 жыл бұрын
Just found this channel. Very well done synopsis and insight. Thank you :)
@Fiction_Beast3 жыл бұрын
You’re very welcome!
@graemechapman70783 жыл бұрын
Just finished watching the movie for a class. This video definitely helped me understand the world that the story was written about much better!
@Fiction_Beast3 жыл бұрын
That's awesome.
@shananigansonservice4 жыл бұрын
Great narration!!
@Fiction_Beast4 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I have another great video on ten unique things about the Tale of Genji, uploaing now.
@shananigansonservice4 жыл бұрын
@@Fiction_Beast Lucky me I've just discovered this channel. Nice and well-rounded presentation..
@Fiction_Beast4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much. You’re very kind. If you like now you can watch my new video on Genji just uploaded now. I hope you enjoy it.
@youtuber53052 жыл бұрын
Concerning the comment (at 8:42) "...The West values patriarchy while Japan is very maternal and points at this novel as evidence", I feel that like most of the pre-modern world, Japan (even in the Heian period) was patriarchal because women practically existed to be miserable since their social role was almost exclusively to provide men with unyielding pleasure which tended to be momentary, ephemeral and transitory since it had nothing to do with commitment, fidelity and loyalty.
@almalayuwiyyah2512 Жыл бұрын
All of the ancient is patriarchy except some tribal tribe somewhere
@theeleventh805gamer74 жыл бұрын
Who actually read this for fun? *me who raises my hand* oh okay
@Fiction_Beast4 жыл бұрын
Me too :)
@theeleventh805gamer74 жыл бұрын
@@Fiction_Beast question, do you think a 15 year old (me) can actually understand wth will happen over time reading this? I’m currently on the third chapter and enjoying it.
@Fiction_Beast4 жыл бұрын
@@theeleventh805gamer7 it is hard to say. you won't be reading for the plot for sure. You can read slowly and enjoy the language, poetry and the insights into the minds of 10th century Japanese women and men. who knows you might discover something. It's a brave undertaking, so I say well done!
@Darkdevil15843 жыл бұрын
@@theeleventh805gamer7 no chance at all at 15, but 16 year old you can do it no cap
@iloveumorethananything3 жыл бұрын
@@Darkdevil1584 good because i bought this book when i was 15 and havent read it yet and im 16 now and im going to read it now
@mayoooketchup3 жыл бұрын
Very clear video, thank you for your time!
@Fiction_Beast3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@shabbirahmed34072 жыл бұрын
Excellent. Love your educational videos.
@bergspot4 жыл бұрын
Just started reading the Royall Tyler translation. Wonderful review, thanks! Subscribed,
@Fiction_Beast4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much. That’s the best translation I think. I have made three videos on Genji.
@deacudaniel16352 жыл бұрын
"Japan" in Kanji is 日本 not 二本.Also, Kana is not used mostly by children. It's regularly used by all Japanese people. Now there is Hiragana used for grammar particles, suffixes and native Japanese words that can't be rendered in Chinese characters, and Katakana used for words borrowed from European languages.
@tylertyler59493 жыл бұрын
Very nicely done! Thank you
@Fiction_Beast3 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@jeraldbaxter353210 ай бұрын
Thank you, again!😊
@alexandercapitulo52624 жыл бұрын
Teacher presented this video to us students! And gave us a project concerning this novel. Hope it’s okay for me and my partner to use this as a guide/base for he project! Thank u
@Fiction_Beast4 жыл бұрын
Of course. It’s no problem. I’m happy if it helps you in anyway.
@tiflil12443 жыл бұрын
I highly suggest watching the movie it’s here on KZbin and it’s very interesting! ☺️ I watched this after I watched the movie. Also I had a question, what do you think the meaning behind this book was or more like the lesson that it gives or the message. Like what do we learn from this book, what are your thoughts?
@Fiction_Beast3 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I’ll check the movie out. About the message or lessons we can learn from this book I suggest you watch my other video: 10 unique things about the Tale of Genji by Lady Murasaki Shikubu (& similarties with Proust) kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5XMi4aFqZqYa7c
@tiflil12443 жыл бұрын
@@Fiction_Beast Oh cool! Thank you so much! 😊✌️
@Fiction_Beast3 жыл бұрын
@@tiflil1244 you're very welcome!
@youtuber53052 жыл бұрын
Concerning the movie, could a link be provided?
@SnakeAndTurtleQigong11 ай бұрын
Thanks so much
@cing954515 күн бұрын
While Murasaki the author and Murasaki the character are not the same, there is still a possibility that she was telling part of her life's story. As much as Louisa May Alcott used her personal life as inspiration for writing Little Women. I also think that the author took a pseudonym and that she could have been in some way different from the lady-in-waiting; a high rank lady, perhaps, forced to marry an interesting but much older man - whom she did not respect after all. Her name is "Ceremonial Purple", which could make reference to royalty (purple haa traditionally being associated with that). The fact that there are no villains or heroes might suggest that this is not told from a distance and that this is more of an account or anecdote. What do you think?
@irishjose39923 жыл бұрын
You have a great work! I hope I can use this as a basis of our project specially the part of story telling, thank you in advance 😊
@Fiction_Beast3 жыл бұрын
Sure no problem. Please share among friends on social media so more people can watch my content.
@Sachie465 Жыл бұрын
The author says, through the protagonist, that history books are one-sided accounts, but the stories are a careful depiction of a way of life, good or bad, in search of truth. I think the idea is comparable to contemporary literature. The Tale of Genji has ten modern Japanese translations, first published in 1912 and most recently in 2017. I'm ashamed to say that I've only read an abridged version and a manga version. I hope you emphasised on the 800 poems in the novel and introduced some of them. I'm curious to see how they translate into English. Sorry for the lengthy comment.
@Fiction_Beast Жыл бұрын
I always enjoy reading your comments. Yes I think the poems need a deep dive. Perhaps in the future.
@bigstunna204911 ай бұрын
Thank you for making this video I have to do a 5 paper essay on this 😅
@amalrajpr6800 Жыл бұрын
I was reading robert greene's aos and wanted to check this genji out Nice video
@Fiction_Beast Жыл бұрын
I’m curious what Robert Greene had to say about Genji
@Nico-xf5cw3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this i was very confused by the rank naming. I had trouble discerning who was who 😅
@Fiction_Beast3 жыл бұрын
Glad I could help!
@jeremyhennessee66045 ай бұрын
Will you ever do one on Fernando Pessoa's Book of Disquiet? (asking for a friend...)
@justaemptymall Жыл бұрын
Great video! So the book was fully written in Hiragana afaik. Does that mean I can understand anything if I have let's say a somewhat basic understanding of vocabulary and also hiragana knowledge? Or is there more to it since it's so old?(Like older words or hiragana used). I mean it was considered to be the language of children women.
@vonneumann6161 Жыл бұрын
The grammar and vocabulary is pretty different from modern Japanese so it’s really hard to read. Old Japanese is still taught at school but it’s so hard that no one remembers after the test. I actually was reading a book titled “A complete history of Japanese thought” and a lot of citations were in old Japanese so I gave up reading it. I’m Japanese btw
@Lonewolf-ej9rn4 жыл бұрын
How did genji die?
@Fiction_Beast4 жыл бұрын
It's not clear how he dies. but it appears after the death of his wife, Murasaki, he no longer is the same and soon after dies.
@Lonewolf-ej9rn4 жыл бұрын
@@Fiction_Beast thanks
@Fiction_Beast4 жыл бұрын
Your welcome.
@bundleization3 жыл бұрын
Genji is basically prototype Johnny Bravo
@Fiction_Beast3 жыл бұрын
Perhaps. I don’t know Johnny bravo unfortunately.
@bundleization3 жыл бұрын
@@Fiction_Beast it's a Blonde fellow who goes around courting women with his smooth words and rockin bod. He never gets the girl though..
@Fiction_Beast3 жыл бұрын
Genji depicts the struggle to get the girls, and also the aftermath or consequences which’s never a lasting happiness.
@jaydorota36253 жыл бұрын
Happy new year Fiction Beast!!! Do you read 50 shades of grey??? Lol. . I'm trying to find it. . .
@Fiction_Beast3 жыл бұрын
Happy New Year! I've read snippets of it, not my cup of tea lol
@jaydorota36253 жыл бұрын
@@Fiction_Beast I don't have any restrictions in terms of book genres. . . I never put limitations on my knowledge of literature. .lol.
@Kenkyu752 жыл бұрын
Great video We translated Genji Monogatari into Urdu language
@Fiction_Beast2 жыл бұрын
Wow that’s interesting. How did you find the process?
@Kenkyu752 жыл бұрын
@@Fiction_Beast I teach Japanese arts in the Consulate Gernal of Japan, Karachi Pakistan
@Kenkyu752 жыл бұрын
@@Fiction_Beast I can reach you if you tell your WhatsApp number
@williamchen59843 жыл бұрын
Which version of the translation did you read and recommend?
@Fiction_Beast3 жыл бұрын
Tyler Genji is the best one, but it's a brick!
@Sarah4U4 жыл бұрын
Very good. 😀
@Fiction_Beast4 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@geraldmeehan89423 жыл бұрын
Japanese don't discuss politics openly? As an American I can't help but think this is a good thing!
@Fiction_Beast3 жыл бұрын
loyalty is important so you dont want to expose yourself and it makes sense.
@jennettejoseph34224 жыл бұрын
👏🏻
@Fiction_Beast3 жыл бұрын
thanks
@lemonstrangler2 жыл бұрын
did you guys know this was the first novel written in the world?
@saarza9991 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely
@wrchung3 жыл бұрын
Kana is mostly used for children in Japan???!!!
@Fiction_Beast3 жыл бұрын
yes.
@binmasud31193 жыл бұрын
I am proud to read the first Novel in the world. ❣️❤️
@youtuber53052 жыл бұрын
At 1:42, the Chinese characters portrayed are NOT the way Nippon is written. The characters should be 日本.
@Fiction_Beast2 жыл бұрын
Yes. I have corrected in the description
@navneetsharma19113 жыл бұрын
Where are you from
@Fiction_Beast3 жыл бұрын
A planet called earth :)
@colinjbanks2 жыл бұрын
Maybe Harry’s father!
@shadowzabyss8 ай бұрын
Kana is not for kids. But, I think you are confused with "writing exclusively in only kana is childish" with "using kana is childish". It is not possible to write with only Kanji in Mordern Japanese.
@joobernardini13734 жыл бұрын
👍😊📖!
@Fiction_Beast3 жыл бұрын
smile:)
@badlilthang23 жыл бұрын
watched the 1987 and 2009 anime.. I did not understand a thing + just wanted the stepmom to die so I could expect a better girl that close to his age to come up lol This vid helped me understand a lot of it though, thanks 😏😏
@Fiction_Beast3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! That’s interesting. I think the ultimate message is that seeking the perfect wife was a mistake. But as humans we can’t stop looking for the perfect one.
@rosegarden68473 жыл бұрын
same! I watched the movie and was thoroughly confused lol
@badlilthang23 жыл бұрын
@@rosegarden6847 same but now I tried to actually understand the history rather than the gross romance he had with his step mom
@cing954515 күн бұрын
I would suspect he is gay (at this point) 3:50
@TM15HAKRN3 жыл бұрын
Genji seems to hv Some medical conditn as he's Obssessed wth women.. obsessive compulsive disorder.. Surprised that its written by a woman...its a relevation..But a woman's suffering is beat understood by woman..as many she goes through in life...
@Fiction_Beast3 жыл бұрын
Yes, genji is like any man with an option, i would say. He had nothing else going on in his life, except chasing women and variety of them. Yes, Lady Murasaki understood men's psychology very well.
@mixstlh3 жыл бұрын
Minamoto kun no monogatari xd
@Fiction_Beast3 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@nadiabairamis38546 ай бұрын
NOOO comparing to "sex and the city or 50 shades of grey "is the most insulting thing i have ever heard. I would even feel comparing it to a renowned and saucy classic like Chaucer would be demeaning ... why did you pick the bottom of the barrel!
@-VOR6 ай бұрын
5:00 why do you keep promoting that dross? Read anything by the Marquis De Sade instead of that 50 shades drit.
@justaemptymall Жыл бұрын
Details about masculine beauty. How do you know it wasn't written by a gay man? 😂 (I'm just being sarcastic). It would make sense it's a woman, since they were only allowed to write in Hiragana back then ^^