{"product_id":"murasaki-shikibu-the-tale-of-genji-hardback-9780521832083","title":"Murasaki Shikibu: The Tale of Genji (Hardback) 9780521832083","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMurasaki Shikibu: The Tale of Genji\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis introduction to The Tale of Genji sketches the text's cultural background and offers an analysis of the text's language.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRichard Bowring (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521832083, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 27 October 2003\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e122 pages, 1 b\/w illus.  1 table\u003cbr\u003e20.6 x 13.5 x 1.2 cm, 0.214 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… an erudite commentary encouraging the reader to investigate one of the most important Japanese texts by exploring a plethora of ideas in a guided but open manner.' Forum for Modern Language Studies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eMurasaki Shikibu's The Tale of Genji, written in Japan in the early eleventh century, is acknowledged to be one of Japan's greatest literary achievements, and sometimes thought of as the world's first novel. It is also one of the earliest major works to be written by a woman. This introduction to the Genji sketches the cultural background, offers detailed analysis of the text, discusses matters of language and style and ends by tracing the history of its reception through nine centuries of cultural change. This book will be useful for survey courses in Japanese and World Literature. Because The Tale of Genji is so long, it is often not possible for students to read it in its entirety and this book will therefore be used not only as an introduction, but also as a guide through the difficult and convoluted plot.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Genji chapter titles\u003cbr\u003e Genealogical chart\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The Cultural Background: 1. Politics\u003cbr\u003e 2. Murasaki Shikibu\u003cbr\u003e 3. Religion\u003cbr\u003e 4. Language\u003cbr\u003e 5. A grammar of sexual relations\u003cbr\u003e 6. History and fiction\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Tale of Genji: 7. Sexual politics (chapters 1-12)\u003cbr\u003e 8. Penance and restitution (chapters 12-21)\u003cbr\u003e 9. A prospect of flowers (chapters 22-33)\u003cbr\u003e 10. Dangerous obsessions (chapters 34-41)\u003cbr\u003e 11. A passion for self-destruction (chapters 42-54)\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Language and style: 12. The narrator's presence\u003cbr\u003e 13. Kashiwagi's tortured mind\u003cbr\u003e 14. Equivocal narration\u003cbr\u003e 15. Poetry in prose\u003cbr\u003e 16. Translations\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Impact, Influence and Reception: 17. Early textual history\u003cbr\u003e 18. Murasaki in hell\u003cbr\u003e 19. Medieval commentaries\u003cbr\u003e 20. Tokugawa readings\u003cbr\u003e 21. Modern readings\u003cbr\u003e Guide to further reading.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Anthologies [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Anthologies\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Anthologies%20%5Bnon-poetry%5D%20%5BDQ%5D%22\"\u003enon-poetry DQ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265195888920,"sku":"9780521832083","price":40.88,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521832083i.jpg?v=1692020400","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/murasaki-shikibu-the-tale-of-genji-hardback-9780521832083","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}