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The Tale of Genji (Tuttle Classics)
Murasaki Shikibu
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Description for The Tale of Genji (Tuttle Classics)
Paperback. Centuries before Shakespeare, Murasaki Shikibu's "The Tale of Genji" was already acknowledged as a classic of Japanese literature and the past century has seen this book gain worldwide acceptance. This edition contains the complete translation of all six books of "The Tale of Genji". Num Pages: 1168 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 204 x 45. Weight in Grams: 942.
"What Waley did create is literary art of extraordinary beauty that brings to life in English the world Murasaki Shikibu imagined. The beauty of his art has not dimmed, but like the original text itself retains the power to move and enlighten."—Dennis Washburn, from his foreword
Centuries before Shakespeare, Murasaki Shikibu's The Tale of Genji was already acknowledged as a classic of Japanese literature. Over the past century, this book has gained worldwide acceptance as not only the world's first novel but as one of the greatest works of literature of all time.
The hero of the ... Read more
"What Waley did create is literary art of extraordinary beauty that brings to life in English the world Murasaki Shikibu imagined. The beauty of his art has not dimmed, but like the original text itself retains the power to move and enlighten."—Dennis Washburn, from his foreword
Centuries before Shakespeare, Murasaki Shikibu's The Tale of Genji was already acknowledged as a classic of Japanese literature. Over the past century, this book has gained worldwide acceptance as not only the world's first novel but as one of the greatest works of literature of all time.
The hero of the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
942g
Number of Pages
1184
Place of Publication
Boston, United States
ISBN
9784805310816
SKU
V9784805310816
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99-15
About Murasaki Shikibu
Lady Murasaki Shikibu, born in the year 978, was a member of the famed Fujiwara clan--one of the most influential families of the Heian period. Her literary ability quickly won her a place in the entourage of the Empress Akiko. After the death of her husband, Murasaki Shikibu immersed herself in Buddhism, and the religion's influences permeate her writing. ... Read more
Reviews for The Tale of Genji (Tuttle Classics)
"While Tyler's version, which attempts to capture the social and political nuance of Murasaki's language, is the best choice for scholars, Waley's remains the most attractive and accessible for the general reader."
Library Journal "The Tale of Genji, as translated by Arthur Waley, is written with an almost miraculous naturalness, and what interests us is not the exoticism
the horrible word
but ... Read more
Library Journal "The Tale of Genji, as translated by Arthur Waley, is written with an almost miraculous naturalness, and what interests us is not the exoticism
the horrible word
but ... Read more