tale of genji
Unit 3: Analysis of Fiction
This Unit Activity will help you meet these educational goals:
21st Century Skills—You will use critical-thinking and problem-solving skills, employ online tools for research and analysis and communicate effectively.
Introduction
Literature has long been a major source of information and entertainment. Learning to analyze literary work systematically can significantly add to your enjoyment and appreciation of literature.
The aim of literary analysis is to extract information about a work of literature from the text itself. Literary analysis essentially involves a detailed examination of the text to answer predefined types of questions, including what the author intended to say or why and to what effect he or she used a certain literary device. Such an analysis helps not only to identify narrative elements such as theme, plot, and setting in a fictional work but also to reveal the author's purpose and viewpoint and the cultural and social factors influencing the author.
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Directions and Analysis
Task 1: Analyze Literary Elements in Genji Monogatari
Genji Monogatari, or The Tale of Genji, is a Japanese novel written in the early eleventh century that tells the story of Genji, the son of a Japanese emperor. Genji is considered to be one of the first psychological novels.
Read the first four chapters of part I of Genji Monogatari (“The Paulownia Court,” “The Broom Tree,” “The Shell of the Locust,” and “Evening Faces”), which has been translated into English by Edward Siedensticker. Another version of this same translation can be paged through online. You can also find a paper copy of the book in your school library or a bookstore.
After reading the translation, analyze and describe the theme of the novel as revealed in the first four chapters.
Type your response here:
The Theme of this story is
Genji spends much of his time
This Unit Activity will help you meet these educational goals:
21st Century Skills—You will use critical-thinking and problem-solving skills, employ online tools for research and analysis and communicate effectively.
Introduction
Literature has long been a major source of information and entertainment. Learning to analyze literary work systematically can significantly add to your enjoyment and appreciation of literature.
The aim of literary analysis is to extract information about a work of literature from the text itself. Literary analysis essentially involves a detailed examination of the text to answer predefined types of questions, including what the author intended to say or why and to what effect he or she used a certain literary device. Such an analysis helps not only to identify narrative elements such as theme, plot, and setting in a fictional work but also to reveal the author's purpose and viewpoint and the cultural and social factors influencing the author.
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Directions and Analysis
Task 1: Analyze Literary Elements in Genji Monogatari
Genji Monogatari, or The Tale of Genji, is a Japanese novel written in the early eleventh century that tells the story of Genji, the son of a Japanese emperor. Genji is considered to be one of the first psychological novels.
Read the first four chapters of part I of Genji Monogatari (“The Paulownia Court,” “The Broom Tree,” “The Shell of the Locust,” and “Evening Faces”), which has been translated into English by Edward Siedensticker. Another version of this same translation can be paged through online. You can also find a paper copy of the book in your school library or a bookstore.
After reading the translation, analyze and describe the theme of the novel as revealed in the first four chapters.
Type your response here:
The Theme of this story is
Genji spends much of his time