The tale of Genji /
Murasaki Shikibu, 978?-
The tale of Genji / by Murasaki Shikibu ; translated with an introduction by Edward G. Seidensticker. - Vintage classics edition - xviii, 360 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 21 cm
"Originally published: New York: Knopf, 1976" --Verso of title page
The Paulownia court -- Evening faces -- Lavender -- An Autumn excursion -- The Festival of the Cherry Blossoms -- Heartvine -- The Sacred tree -- The Orange blossoms -- Duma -- Akashi -- Channel buoys -- A Picture contest
"The Tale of Genji is an astonishingly nuanced portrait of an exquisitely refined society, where every dalliance is an act of political consequence. The illegitimate son of the Japanese emperor, Genji is renowned throughout the realm for his remarkable beauty, but his shifting alliances and numerous love affairs lead him into turmoil that threatens to destroy him. An absorbing and vivid account of the intricate, highly ordered court culture of ancient Japan, Shikibu's tale has been enthralling readers for over a thousand years." --Publisher's description
Adult
Text in English
0679729534 9780679729532
Japan--Social life and customs--To 1600--Fiction
Fiction.
PL788.4.G415 / E5 1985
895.631 / .M972 1990
The tale of Genji / by Murasaki Shikibu ; translated with an introduction by Edward G. Seidensticker. - Vintage classics edition - xviii, 360 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 21 cm
"Originally published: New York: Knopf, 1976" --Verso of title page
The Paulownia court -- Evening faces -- Lavender -- An Autumn excursion -- The Festival of the Cherry Blossoms -- Heartvine -- The Sacred tree -- The Orange blossoms -- Duma -- Akashi -- Channel buoys -- A Picture contest
"The Tale of Genji is an astonishingly nuanced portrait of an exquisitely refined society, where every dalliance is an act of political consequence. The illegitimate son of the Japanese emperor, Genji is renowned throughout the realm for his remarkable beauty, but his shifting alliances and numerous love affairs lead him into turmoil that threatens to destroy him. An absorbing and vivid account of the intricate, highly ordered court culture of ancient Japan, Shikibu's tale has been enthralling readers for over a thousand years." --Publisher's description
Adult
Text in English
0679729534 9780679729532
Japan--Social life and customs--To 1600--Fiction
Fiction.
PL788.4.G415 / E5 1985
895.631 / .M972 1990