Reading The Tale of Genji : Sources from the First Millennium / Haruo Shirane, Thomas Harper.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Harper, Thomas, editor.

Shirane, Haruo, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Murasaki Shikibu, 978?- Genji monogatari.

Murasaki Shikibu.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (633 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Tale of Genji, written one thousand years ago, is a masterpiece of Japanese literature, is often regarded as the best prose fiction in the language. Read, commented on, and reimagined by poets, scholars, dramatists, artists, and novelists, the tale has left a legacy as rich and reflective as the work itself. 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 documents, situating them within the tradition of Japanese literature and cultural history. These texts provide a fascinating glimpse into Japanese views of literature, poetry, imperial politics, and the place of art and women in society. Selections include an imagined conversation among court ladies gossiping about their favorite characters and scenes in Genji; learned exegetical commentary; a vigorous debate over the morality of Genji; and an impassioned defense of Genji's ability to enhance Japan's standing among the twentieth century's community of nations. Taken together, these documents reflect Japan's fraught history with vernacular texts, particularly those written by women.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Illustrations

Abbreviations and Periods of Japanese History

Chapter Titles of The Tale of Genji

Introduction

Chapter 1. Early Discussions of Fiction

Chapter 2. Genji Gossip (Plus a Bit of Good Advice)

Chapter 3. Toward Canonization

Chapter 4. Obsequies for Genji

Chapter 5. The Tale of Genji Apocrypha

Chapter 6. Medieval Commentary

Chapter 7. Edo-Period Treatises

Discursive Commentary on Genji / Banzan, Kumazawa

Seven Essays on Murasaki Shikibu / Tameakira, Andō

The Tale of Genji : A Little Jeweled Comb / Norinaga, Motoori

From Blossoms to Moonlight / Sadanobu, Matsudaira

A Critical Appraisal of Genji / Hiromichi, Hagiwara

Chapter 8. Modern Reception

Introduction to Genji Monogatari : T he Most Celebrated of the Classical Japanese Romances / Kenchō, Suematsu

The Essence of the Novel / Shōyō, Tsubouchi

Preface to A New Exegesis of The Tale of Genji / Seisetsu, Sassa

"Upon Finishing A New Translation of The Tale of Genji " / Akiko, Yosano

Afterword to A New New Translation of The Tale of Genji / Akiko, Yosano

" The Tale of Genji: The First Volume of Mr. Arthur Waley's Translation of a Great Japanese Novel by the Lady Murasaki" / Woolf, Virginia

"On Reading the Classics" / Hakuchō, Masamune

"On Translating The Tale of Genji into Modern Japanese" / Jun'ichirō, Tanizaki

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

9780231537209

0231537204

OCLC:

929779256