The Tale Of Genji
$71.63
- Hardcover
1184 pages
- Release Date
15 November 1992
Summary
The Tale of Genji follows Prince Genji through his many loves and varied passions. This book has influenced not only generations of courtiers and samurai of the distant past, but artists and painters even in modern times. Episodes in the tale have been incorporated into the design of kimonos and handicrafts, and the four-line poems called waka which dance throughout this work have earned it a place as a classic text in the study of poetry.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781857151084 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1857151089 |
| Author: | Murasaki Shikibu |
| Publisher: | Everyman |
| Imprint: | Everyman's Library |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 1184 |
| Release Date: | 15 November 1992 |
| Weight: | 1.06kg |
| Dimensions: | 54mm x 139mm x 213mm |
| Series: | Everyman's Library CLASSICS |
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Critics Review
”“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 rather the human passions of the novel. Such interest is just: Murasaki’s work is what one would quite precisely call a psychological novel. I dare to recommend this book to those who read me.“–Jorge Luis Borges, “The Total Library”
“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”
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