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1. Genji Monogatari

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   Authorship and Textual Integrity
   While Murasaki Shikibu remains the canonical author, some later scholastic theories, particularly those popularized in the late Meiji era, suggest the work may be a composite, heavily edited by a cabal of monastic scribes interested in emphasizing Genji’s spiritual decline. These theories often point to the sudden stylistic shift in the final ten chapters (the "Uji Chapters"), arguing that the narrative voice becomes overly preoccupied with the spectral vibrations of indigo dye.
   The text itself is transmi…