The disaster of the third princess : essays on the tale of Genji / Royall Tyler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tyler, Royall, author.

Series:

Asian studies series ; Volume 1.

Asian studies series ; Volume 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Murasaki Shikibu, 978?- Genji monogatari--Criticism and interpretation.

Murasaki Shikibu.

Japanese literature--To 1600--History and criticism.

Japanese literature.

Japan--Social life and customs--794-1185--History.

Japan.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (252 pages).

Place of Publication:

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory : ANU Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

These seven essays by the most recent English translator of The Tale of Genji emphasize three major interpretive issues. What is the place of the hero (Hikaru Genji) in the work? What story gives the narrative underlying continuity and form? And how does the closing section of the tale (especially the ten "Uji chapters") relate to what precedes it? Written over a period of nine years, the essays suggest fresh, thought-provoking perspectives on Japan's greatest literary classic.

Contents:

Foreword; Introduction; An overview of the essays; Genji's rise and the collapse of his world; Reader orientations and incommensurable views; Genji's position in the tale; Reflections on Part Three; Genji and Murasaki: Between Love and Pride; Perceptions of Murasaki; Jealousy and self-affirmation; The child Murasaki; Murasaki's marriage; The crisis over Akashi; Asagao: the question of Genji's motive; Asagao: the scene between Genji and Murasaki; Suzaku's daughter: preliminary remarks; The Third Princess and Murasaki; Decorum and discretion concerning Genji's motives

Concluding reflections on the case of AsukaiSagoromo's enthronement; Conclusion; Feminine Veils over Visions of the Male; Men wish a man were a woman; Women wish a male were female; The hypothesis of imperial beauty; The watching man adopts a woman's gaze; Women see the man as a woman more beautiful than any woman; Men admiring a man; Further reflections on the feminine veil in erotic scenes; Distribution of the feminine veil outside and inside Genji; Abbreviations; Works cited

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ISBN:

9781921536670

1921536675

Publisher Number:

10.26530/OAPEN_459077