The Self-Consciousness of Onna-Sannomiya in Genji-monogatari

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  • 『源氏物語』女三宮の自己意識
  • ゲンジ モノガタリ オンナ サンノミヤ ノ ジコ イシキ

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In spite of her important role in Genji-monogatari, Onna-Sannomiya is generally believed to be an enigmatic figure who seldom speaks her mind. Closely reading the story, however, one can find not a few passages that denote her thought and feelings. In them can be traced the changes that her mind undergoes at critical moments such as marriage to Hikaru-Genji, an illicit love affair with Kashiwagi, and her final retirement into religious life. As will be shown in this article, her self-consciousness called "mi" or "ga" most passionately comes to the fore after having an affair with Kashiwagi, but ultimately it disappears when she enters a sequestered life.

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