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The tale of Genji / by Murasaki Shikibu ; translated with an introduction by Edward G. Seidensticker.

By: Contributor(s): Publisher: New York : Vintage Books, 1990Edition: Vintage classics editionDescription: xviii, 360 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0679729534
  • 9780679729532
Uniform titles:
  • Genji monogatari. Selections. English
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 895.631 .M972 1990
LOC classification:
  • PL788.4.G415 E5 1985
Contents:
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
Summary: "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
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"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

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