Genji, who heard a rumor about the daughter of Prince Hitachi from menotogo (a child with a nursemaid), Taifu no Myobu (a noblewoman who is a Commissioner's daughter), was captured by an illusion of 'a tragic princess who was ruined,' chasing the woman out of curiosity. 乳母子の大輔の命婦から亡き常陸宮の姫君の噂を聞いた源氏は、「零落した悲劇の姫君」という幻想に憧れと好奇心を抱いて求愛した。 |