Podcasts History History of Japan Episode 446 - In Days of Old, There Was a Man

Episode 446 - In Days of Old, There Was a Man

Published: July 15, 2022, 11 a.m.

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This week, we\'re unpacking a rather odd classic of Japanese literature: the Ise Monogatari, a collection of short tales that are probably about a famously seductive aristocrat, but which were in large part not written by him--and which have oddly political meanings given their often lascivious nature. What are the tales about? And what can we glean from reading them today?

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