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Tale Of Genji, The Everyman's Library by Murasaki Shikibu; Edward G. Seidensticker (Translator)
Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Everyman's Library Classics Ser.
The Tale of Genji By Murasaki Shikibu In a certain reign there was a lady not of the first rank whom the emperor loved more than any of the others. The grand ladies with high ambitions thought her a presumptuous upstart, and lesser ladies were still more resentful. Everything she did offended someone. P ...Show more
Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu
Category: Fiction
Written in the eleventh century, this exquisite portrait of courtly life in medieval Japan is widely celebrated as the world's first novel - and is certainly one of its finest. Genji, the Shining Prince, son of an emperor, is a passionate character whose tempestuous nature, family circumstances, love af ...Show more
Tale of Genji: A Japanese Classic Ill... by SHIKIBU MURASAKI
Category: Classic Fiction
A comprehensive exploration of the rich visual culture inspired by the exceptional 11th-century literary masterpiece, from early screen paintings through contemporary manga With its vivid descriptions of imperial society, gardens, and architecture in early 11th-century Japan, The Tale of Genji--recogniz ...Show more
Tale of Genji: The Manga Edition by Lady Murasaki Shikibu, Sean Michael Wilson
Category: Graphic Novels
Step into a story of life and love in Kyoto's 10th century royal court.The Tale of Genji tells the story of Prince Genji, the passionate heir to the Chrysanthemum Throne. Handsome, romantic, and talented in the art of seduction, Prince Genji skilfully navigates the court and all its intrigues—always in ...Show more
The Diary of Lady Murasaki by Murasaki Shikibu, Lady Murasaki
Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Classics Ser.
The Diary recorded by Lady Murasaki (c. 973-c. 1020), author of The Tale of Genji, is an intimate picture of her life as tutor and companion to the young Empress Shoshi. Told in a series of vignettes, it offers revealing glimpses of the Japanese imperial palace - the auspicious birth of a prince, rivalr ...Show more
The Diary of Lady Murasaki by Shikibu Murasaki; Amy Lowell (Foreword by); Annie Shepley Omori (Translator); Kochi Doi (Translator)
Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Dover Thrift Editions Ser.
Derived from the journals of an empress's tutor and companion, this unique book offers rare glimpses of court life in eleventh-century Japan. Lady Murasaki recounts episodes of drama and intrigue among courtiers as well as the elaborate rituals related to the birth of a prince. Her observations, express ...Show more
The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu (tr Edward Seidensricker)
Category: Fiction
The abridged edition of the universally acknowledged masterpiece concerning the love of Prince Genji and life in the imperial court of Kyoto in the eleventh century. Translated by Edward Seidensticker.
The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu
Category: Classic Fiction
Murasaki Shikibu, born into the middle ranks of the aristocracy during the Heian period (794-1185 CE), wrote The Tale of Genji-widely considered the world's first novel-during the early years of the eleventh century. Expansive, compelling, and sophisticated in its representation of ethical concerns and ...Show more
The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu; Royall Tyler (Trans)
Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition Ser.
This is the first complete new translation for 25 years of the acknowledged masterpiece of Japanese literature. Lady Murasaki's great 11th century novel is a beautifully crafted story of love, betrayal and death at the Imperial Court. At the core of this epic is Prince Genji, the son of an emperor, whos ...Show more
The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu
Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Everyman's Library
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The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu; Dennis Washburn (Translator); Shikibu Murasaki
Category: Classic Fiction
In the early eleventh century Murasaki Shikibu, a lady in the Heian court of Japan, wrote what many consider to be the world's first novel, more than three centuries before Chaucer. The Heian era (794--1185) is recognized as one of the very greatest periods in Japanese literature, and The Tale of Gen ...Show more
The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu; Edward G. Seidensticker (Translator)
Category: Fiction
About Dennis Washburn's translation "Washburn's version of Murasaki Shikibu's masterpiece is lucid and engaging, irresistibly drawing the reader further and further into the story and the exquisite world it creates for us of Japan's Heian court. A fresh and invaluable Tale of Genji for those of us reun ...Show more