Watch Warriors, Queens, and Intellectuals: 36 Great Women before 1400 Season 1 Episode 23 Online
- COUNTRIES: United States of America
- Subtitles: English
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.
