JAPAN STUDIES LUNCHTIME SPEAKERS SERIES, 2024-2025 This talk will discuss the features of the 10th century Ochikubo monogatari as a piece of popular fiction in the Heian period. These features include an emphasis on plot and a narrative style that relies heavily on dialogue and interior monologue. The tale is considered a parody of the […]
Translating “pop fiction” from 1000 years ago: Ochikubo monogatari (Lady of the Low Chamber) 
The 9th Annual Hasekura International Symposium