Sublime

Aioi,

They could see their king, at nearly sixty, enduring every bit of misery they did. And they knew that when battle came, he would take his place not safely in the rear, but in the front rank, at the hottest and most perilous spot on the field.

Through the experiences and inner reflections of its protagonist, Genji, the novel reveals both the grandeur and the constraints of court life, offering a view of the era’s hierarchical social structures and aesthetic ideals.

ce guerrier sans emploi espérait se faire remarquer par le seigneur auquel il avait prêté ses armes et sa vie pour se voir nommer instructeur d’arts martiaux. Ainsi seulement il pourrait devenir un samouraï au sens noble du terme : un « serviteur ».