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The Tale of Genji (Hardcover, New)
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The Tale of Genji (Hardcover, New)
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The monumental Japanese fictional narrative known as The Tale of
Genji (Genji monogatari) appeared during the first decade or so of
the eleventh century, CE. This vast narrative -- which spans
three-quarters of a century, and is made up of fifty-four chapters
and 795 poems -- has been attributed to a woman known only as
Murasaki Shikibu. It has often been celebrated as the world's
oldest novel'. The Tale of Genji has generated a huge scholarly
literature, and this new collection, co-published by Routledge and
Edition Synapse, meets the need for an authoritative reference work
to help researchers and students navigate and make sense of it. The
collection is made up of three volumes which bring together the
best and most influential canonical and cutting-edge research. The
first volume (Cultures of Reading The Tale of Genji') assembles the
key work in narratology, aesthetics, and poetics. A narrative that
can -- and has -- been read primarily as a romance' has much to say
about the history, culture, and society of its time, and Volume II
(Sexual Politics in The Tale of Genji') is organized around often
contested themes such as gender, genre, and politics. The
scholarship in the final volume (The Tale of Genji and its
Others'), meanwhile, gathers the best work on topics including Noh,
visual art, China', and later literature. With a comprehensive
introduction, newly written by the editor, which places the
material in its historical and intellectual context, The Tale of
Genji is an essential work of reference and is destined to be
valued by scholars and students as a vital one-stop research
resource.
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