The tale of Genji
| ISBN: | 0670030201, 9780670030200, 014243714X, 9780142437148 |
| OCLC Number: | 750026827 |
| Material Type: | Fiction |
| Document Type: | Book |
| Author: | Murasaki Shikibu |
| Translator: | Royall Tyler |
| Editor: | Royall Tyler |
| Language: | en |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books, 2001, 2002, 2003 |
| Publication Place: | New York |
| English Publication Date: | 2001 |
| Notes: | Japanese title: Genji monogatari. |
| Abstract: | Written in the eleventh century, this exquisite portrait of courtly life in medieval Japan is widely celebrated as the worlds first novel. Genji, the Shining Prince, is the son of an emperor. He is a passionate character whose tempestuous nature, family circumstances, love affairs, alliances, and shifting political fortunes form the core of this magnificent epic. Royall Tyler's superior translation is detailed, poetic, and superbly true to the Japanese original while allowing the modern reader to appreciate it as a contemporary treasure. Supplemented with detailed notes, glossaries, character lists, and chronologies to help the reader navigate the multigenerational narrative, this comprehensive edition presents this ancient tale in the grand style that it deserves. |
| Subjects: | Japan, Intellectual life, Fiction Japan, Social life and customs, to 1600, Fiction Murasaki Shikibu, Translations into English Prince Genji, Fiction Princes, Fiction |