The Tale of Genji
Author: Shikibu, Murasaki
ISBN: 9780143039495
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 28 Feb 2006
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;bPgt;An abridged edition of the worldP#8217;s first novel, in a translation that is P#8220;likely to be the definitive edition . . . for many years to comeP#8221; (Plt;iPgt;The Wall Street JournalPlt;/iPgt;)Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt; Plt;bPgt;A Penguin ClassicPlt;brPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt; Written in the eleventh century, this exquisite portrait of courtly life in medieval Japan is widely celebrated as the worldP#8217;s first novelP#8212;and is certainly one of its finest. 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.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt; Royall TylerP#8217;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. In this deftly abridged edition, Tyler focuses on the early chapters, which vividly evoke Genji as a young man and leave him at his first moment of triumph. This edition also includes detailed notes, glossaries, character lists, and chronologies.
ISBN: 9780143039495
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 28 Feb 2006
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;bPgt;An abridged edition of the worldP#8217;s first novel, in a translation that is P#8220;likely to be the definitive edition . . . for many years to comeP#8221; (Plt;iPgt;The Wall Street JournalPlt;/iPgt;)Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt; Plt;bPgt;A Penguin ClassicPlt;brPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt; Written in the eleventh century, this exquisite portrait of courtly life in medieval Japan is widely celebrated as the worldP#8217;s first novelP#8212;and is certainly one of its finest. 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.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt; Royall TylerP#8217;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. In this deftly abridged edition, Tyler focuses on the early chapters, which vividly evoke Genji as a young man and leave him at his first moment of triumph. This edition also includes detailed notes, glossaries, character lists, and chronologies.
