《Fish Genki》 - Gyogenki

…Her writing style is young and simple. She is well known for Mori Ogai's novel "Yu Xuanji," but she was born in the pleasure quarters of Chang'an and was taken in as a concubine by the head of state, Li Yi, but suffered from the jealousy of his wife and became a female Taoist priest at Xian Yiguan. She later became acquainted with such representative poets as Li Ying and Wen Tingyun, and wrote the one-volume "Poem of Tang Girl Yu Xuanji" that is still handed down to us today. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Gyo Xuanqi" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…字は幼微。森鷗外の小説《魚玄機》でつとに知られているが，長安の遊里に生まれ，補闕李億の妾に迎えられたものの，正妻の嫉妬に苦しみ咸宜観の女冠(女道士)になった。のち李郢（りえい），温庭筠（おんていいん）ら代表的詩人らと交わり，《唐女郎魚玄機詩》1巻を今に伝える。…

※「《魚玄機》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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