Research Catalog

Title

The tale of Genji : a new translation, contexts, criticism / Murasaki Shikibu ; translated and edited by Dennis Washburn, Dartmouth College.

Author

Murasaki Shikibu, 978?-

Publication

New York, NY : W. W. Norton & Company, [2021]

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Details

Additional Authors

Washburn, Dennis C. (Dennis Charles), 1954-

Description

xxxviii, 1,377 pages; 24 cm.

Summary

"This Norton Critical Editions features the unabridged Dennis Washburn translation of Murasaki Shikibu's The Tale of Genji. Composed in 11th-century Japan, The Tale of Genji is considered by many to be the world's first novel. The narrative follows the life of Hikaru Genji as he navigates the intricacte world of aristocratic society. The "Contexts" in this Norton Critical Edition provide a wide range of insightful reactions to reading The Tale of Genji between the 11th and 20th centuries. These selections provide insight into the language and composition of The Tale of Genji, as well as critics' attempts at classifying the work over time. "Criticism" provides nine essays on The Tale of Genji which explore the narrative themes and impact of the novel. A Glossary, and chronologies for The Tale of and Murasaki Shikibu, and a Selected Bibliography are also included"--

Series Statement

Norton critical editions

Uniform Title

• Genji monogatari. English
• Norton critical edition.

Alternative Title

Genji monogatari.

Subjects

• Japanese fiction
• Translations
• Fiction
• To 1600
• Genji monogatari (Murasaki Shikibu)
• Murasaki Shikibu, 978?- > Genji monogatari
• Japanese fiction > To 1600 > Translations into English
• Courts and courtiers > Fiction
• Murasaki Shikibu, 978?- > Translations into English

Genre/Form

• Fiction.
• Translations.

Note

• Translated from the Japanese.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Machine generated contents note: THE TALE OF GENJI -- Translator's Note -- CONTEXTS -- The Daughter of Sugawara no Takasue From The Sarashina Diary (ca. 1059) -- Agui Hoin Choken A Dedicatory Proclamation for The Tale ofGenji (ca. 1166) -- Fujiwara no Tametsune From The Mirror of the Present (ca. 1170) -- Mumyozoshi From A Nameless Notebook (ca. 1200) -- The Juntoku Retired Emperor From Diary of the Juntoku Retired Emperor (1220) -- Anonymous Preface to Sino-Japanese Poems on The Tale of Genji (1290-91) -- Kaoku Gyokuei From Preface (1602) -- Kumazawa Banzan [Introduction to Discursive Commentary on Genji] (ca. 1673) -- Ando Tameakira Essay 4: Writing Like No Other (1703) -- Motoori Norinaga From The Tale of Genji: A Little Jeweled Comb (1796) -- Hagiwara Hiromichi From Principles of Composition (1854 -- 61) -- Tsubouchi Shoyo [From Introduction to The Essence of the Novel] (1885-86) -- Yosano Akiko From Upon Finishing a New Translation of The Tale of Genji (1913) -- Virginia Woolf Review of The Tale of Genji (1925) -- CRITICISM -- Michael Emmerich The Tale of Genji as World Literature -- Carole Cavanaugh Thinking about Thinking in The Tale of Genji I -- Edith Sarra Fantasies of Polygamous Cohabitation: The Rokujoin and Its Predecessors -- Allen Hockley What Do People See in The Tale of Genji) I -- Kendra Strand Hashihime: Bridging Text and Image in the Tale of Genji Scrolls I -- Sachi Schmidt-Hori Nonbinary Genders in Genji, the New Chamberlain, and Beyond -- J. Keith Vincent Purple and White: Soseki and Shiki's Homosocial Genji -- Alan Tansman The Rise and Fall and Rise of the House of Narrative -- Dennis Washburn Romancing the Dead: The Gothic Mode in The Tale of Genji I.

Call Number

JFE 21-4630

ISBN

• 9780393933987
• 0393933989

LCCN

2020022179

OCLC

1154815158

Author

Murasaki Shikibu, 978?- author.

Title

The tale of Genji : a new translation, contexts, criticism / Murasaki Shikibu ; translated and edited by Dennis Washburn, Dartmouth College.

Publisher

New York, NY : W. W. Norton & Company, [2021]

Edition

First edition.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Norton critical editions

Norton critical edition.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chronological Term

To 1600

Added Author

Washburn, Dennis C. (Dennis Charles), 1954- translator.

Research Call Number

JFE 21-4630