Reading the Tale of Genji : sources from the first millennium /

"This sourcebook is the most comprehensive record of the reception of The Tale of Genji to date. It presents a range of landmark texts relating to the work during its first millennium, almost all of which are translated into English for the first time. An introduction prefaces each set of docum...

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Bibliografiske detaljer
Andre forfattere: Harper, Thomas J. (Editor), Shirane, Haruo, 1951- (Editor)
Format: Licensed eBooks
Sprog:engelsk
Udgivet: New York : Columbia University Press [2015]
Online adgang:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7312/harp16658
Indholdsfortegnelse:
  • Table of Contents ; Illustrations; Abbreviations and Periods of Japanese History; Chapter Titles of The Tale of Genji; Introduction; 1. Early Discussions of Fiction; 2. Genji Gossip (Plus a Bit of Good Advice); 3. Toward Canonization; 4. Obsequies for Genji; 5. The Tale of Genji Apocrypha; 6. Medieval Commentary; 7. Edo-Period Treatises; 8. Modern Reception; Index.