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The "Tale of Genji": A Reader's Guide (Reader's Guide (Tuttle Publishing))
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Product Description
The 11th century epic The Tale of Genji is rightly considered to be one of the finest works of writing and is, according to Nobel laureate Yasunari Kawabata, the highest pinnacle of Japanese literature. Filled with sparkling poetry and imaginative wordplay, it follows the myriad adventures of Genji, an illegitimate son of the Emperor, blessed with great beauty and talent.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #137368 in Books
- Published on: 2004-03
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 196 pages
Editorial Reviews
From the Author
invaluable guide to the world's oldest psychological novel
No reader of the monumental Tale of Genji should begin without this carefully written guide to the historical, personal, and artistic world of Genji's Kyoto court.
There are a variety of nyumon. or "guides" in Japanese to assist the Japanese reader of the classic Tenth Century Genji Monogatari through the complicated world of this novel and the Heian Court. How much more so is the reader of the Tale of Genji in English translation in need of assistance.
Particularly helpful are the five short essays in Part One of the Guide that clearly explain basic features of the Heian Court culture, the prevailing religious doctrines, Heian poetry, Lady Murasaki's life, and compare the two major translations.
Summaries are augmented with informative maps and illustrations.
110 x 182 mm, 196 pp., 20 line drawings, maps.
