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The Tale of Genji
Murasaki Shikibu
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Description for The Tale of Genji
Hardcover. This is the prose masterpiece of the Heian era of the 10th and 11th centuries, which is recognized as a great period in Japanese literature. It is an account of the intricate, exquisite, highly ordered court culture which made such a masterpiece possible. Translator(s): Seidensticker, Edward G. Num Pages: 1184 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 141 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1060.
This is the prose masterpiece of the Heian era of the 10th and 11th centuries, which is recognized as a great period in Japanese literature. It is an account of the intricate, exquisite, highly ordered court culture which made such a masterpiece possible.
This is the prose masterpiece of the Heian era of the 10th and 11th centuries, which is recognized as a great period in Japanese literature. It is an account of the intricate, exquisite, highly ordered court culture which made such a masterpiece possible.
Product Details
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
1184
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
Number of Pages
1184
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781857151084
SKU
V9781857151084
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99-98
Reviews for The Tale of Genji
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 ... 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 ... Read more