Warriors, Queens, and Intellectuals: 36 Great Women Before 1400

Lady Murasaki Writes the First Novel (1x23)

Air date: Jan 01, 2019

At the height of the Heian period, Japan was breaking away from Chinese influence and developing its own courtly culture, with women emerging as a powerful force in art and literature. Here you will meet Murasaki Shikibu, the woman who wrote the world’s first novel: The Tale of Genji.