The protagonist of this novel gains favor with the emperor after dancing the "Waves of the Blue Sea" and reciting some of his poetry, but is almost ruined when he impregnates Fujitsubo, the emperor's concubine.
The protagonist of this novel gains favor with the emperor after dancing the "Waves of the Blue Sea" and reciting some of his poetry, but is almost ruined when he impregnates Fujitsubo, the emperor's concubine. The protagonist also messes around with Utsusemi and Yugao, much to the dismay of his wife, Princess Aoi. Fortunately, she dies at the end of the novel, so that the title character can marry his young ward who shares her name with the novel's author. FTP, name this 11th-century Japanese novel by Lady Murasaki Shikibu.
The protagonist of this novel gains favor with the emperor after dancing the "Waves of the Blue Sea" and reciting some of his poetry, but is almost ruined when he impregnates Fujitsubo, the emperor's concubine.
The Tale of Genji or Genji monogatari