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The Bridge of Dreamsby Haruo ShiraneISBN 0804717192 (0-8047-1719-2)
Softcover, Stanford Univ Pr
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The Bridge of Dreams: A Poetics of 'The Tale of Genji'by Haruo ShiraneISBN 0804713456 (0-8047-1345-6)
Hardcover, Stanford University Press
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The Diary of Lady Murasakiby Richard Bowring, Murasaki ShikibuISBN 014043576X (0-14-043576-X)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Figures of Resistance: Language, Poetry and Narrating in the Tale of Genji and Other Mid-Heian Textsby H. Richard OkadaISBN 0822311852 (0-8223-1185-2)
Hardcover, Duke Univ Pr
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Iconography of the Tale of Genji: Genji Monogatari Ekotobaby Mieko MuraseISBN 0834801884 (0-8348-0188-4)
Hardcover, Weatherhill
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Murasaki Shikibu, Her Diary and Poetic Memoirs: A Translation and Studyby Murasaki Shikibu, Richard BowringISBN 0691014167 (0-691-01416-7)
Softcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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A String of Flowers, Untied...: Love Poems from the Tale of Genjiby Murasaki Shikibu, Jane Reichhold, Hatsue KawamuraISBN 1880656620 (1-880656-62-0)
Softcover, Stone Bridge Pr
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The Tale Of Genjiby Murasaki Shikibu, Royall TylerISBN 014243714X (0-14-243714-X)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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- Tale of Genji: ISBN 0394735307 (0-394-73530-7)
Softcover, Random House Inc - The Tale Of Genji: ISBN 0486414159 (0-486-41415-9)
Softcover, Dover Pubns - Tale of Genji: ISBN 0679729534 (0-679-72953-4)
Softcover, Random House Inc - Tale of Genji: ISBN 0804838232 (0-8048-3823-2)
Softcover, Tuttle Pub - The Tale Of Genji: ISBN 0679417389 (0-679-41738-9)
Hardcover, Random House Inc - The Tale Of Genji: ISBN 0394729218 (0-394-72921-8)
Softcover, Vintage Books - The Tale Of Genji: ISBN 004823012X (0-04-823012-X)
Hardcover, Allen and Unwin - The Tale Of Genji: ISBN 0048231096 (0-04-823109-6)
Hardcover, Allen and Unwin - The Tale Of Genji: ISBN 0394483286 (0-394-48328-6)
Hardcover, Random House Inc - The Tale Of Genji: ISBN 0436459507 (0-436-45950-7)
Hardcover, Secker and Warburg - The Tale Of Genji: ISBN 014243714X (0-14-243714-X)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
- Tale of Genji: ISBN 0394735307 (0-394-73530-7)
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The Tale Of Genjiby Royall Tyler, Murasaki ShikibuISBN 0143039490 (0-14-303949-0)
Softcover, Penguin Classics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Tale Of Genji'Book summary:In the tradition of Robert Fagles's translation of the Iliad and the Odyssey, Viking presents a stunning translation of Lady Murasaki's exquisite portrait of courtly life in medieval Japan. Written in the eleventh century, The Tale of Genji is widely celebrated as the world's first novel, but as Donald Keene has observed, it is also "one of its greatest." Genji the Shining Prince, the son of an emperor, is a passionate character whose tempestuous nature, family circumstances, love affairs, alliances, and shifting political fortunes form the core of this magnificent epic. Throughout, The Tale of Genji offers a lively and well-rounded glimpse of golden age Japan with a cast of characters as richly conceived and nuanced as those of Proust. Royall Tyler's superb translation, detailed and poetic, is scrupulously true to the Japanese original but appeals immediately to the modern reader as well. Tyler includes detailed notes, glossaries, character lists, and chronologies to help the reader navigate the multigenerational narrative and its references. Magnificently packaged in a two-volume set with a slipcase, this is a literary event comparable to Seamus Heaney's bestselling translation of Beowulf. It will spark interest in this masterpiece of world literature and serve as the standard edition for many years to come.
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Tale of Genjiby Donald Keene, Murasaki Shikubu, Masayuki Miyata, H. MacK Horton, Setouchi JakuchoISBN 4770027729 (4-7700-2772-9)
Softcover, Kodansha Amer Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tale of Genji'Book summary:A lushly illustrated edition of a world classic
The third in this series of illustrated Japanese classics, The Tale of Genji again combines Miyata's captivating paper cut-outs with a modern retelling of a vintage story. This well-known tale of the amorous adventures of Prince Genji is widely considered world literature's first novel, and with its precise and poetic prose, it is also considered one of its finest.
Written with precision by a lady of the Japanese court, Genji's Don Juan-like clandestine rendezvous with lovers in their perfumed boudoirs or on mossy moonlit garden paths, continues to intrigue lovers of literature. What sets Genji apart from the typically carefree playboy is the intensity of his emotional attachment for each of his lovers. Long after an affair has ended, Genji continues to cherish the encounter. His is an age-old tale, as well as a poignant and brilliant portrait of Japan's ancient court life. [via]More editions of Tale of Genji:
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The Tale Of Genjiby Kencho Suematsu, Murasaki ShikibuISBN 0804832560 (0-8048-3256-0)
Softcover, Tuttle Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Tale Of Genji'Book summary:This biographical novel centers around the amorous exploits of Prince Hikaru Genji, whose elegance and talent epitomized the values of Heian Japan, an era in which indigenous Japanese culture still held prominence over the Chinese culture that would come to dominate Japan. [via]
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The Tale of Genjiby Shikibu Murasaki, Arthur WaleyISBN 0679424679 (0-679-42467-9)
Hardcover, Random House Publishing Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Tale of Genji'Book summary:One of the world's oldest novels and the greatest single work of Japanese literature, this 11th-century romance centers on the lives and loves of an emperor's son. It offers a vast tapestry of the intrigues and rivalries of court life, as well as an exquisitely detailed portrayal of a decaying aristocracy.[via]More editions of The Tale of Genji:
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The Tale of Genjiby Yoshitaka AmanoISBN 1595820639 (1-59582-063-9)
Hardcover, Dh Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Tale of Genji'Book summary:Yoshitaka Amano has been praised around the world for his lush watercolors and evocative work dealing with myth and legend. In The Tale of Genji, Mr. Amano brings his considerable talent to retelling one of the most famous of Japanese myths. Written by Murasaki Shikibu shortly after 1000 AD and considered by most scholars to be the first novel ever written, The Tale of Genji is the story of the romantic adventures of Genji, the amazingly handsome prince and his many romantic conquests. Told through stunning paintings, Mr. Amano brings this classic story to life for a new generation. [via]
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The Tale of Genji: Legends and Paintingsby Miyeko Murase, Mitsuoki TosaISBN 0807615005 (0-8076-1500-5)
Hardcover, George Braziller
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Tale of Genji-Oneby L. MurasakiISBN 038509275X (0-385-09275-X)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tale of Genji-One'Book summary:brilliant account of courtly life in medieval Japan, [via]
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The Tale of Murasakiby Liza Crihfield DalbyISBN 0385497954 (0-385-49795-4)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Tale of Murasaki'Book summary:Liza Dalby's novel is a brilliantly imagined chronicle of the 11th-century Japanese writer Murasaki Shikibu. As we soon discover, our narrator has a good many doubts about the writing life. "As I pondered this question of how to be a success at court," she muses, "I came to the conclusion that literary ambition was more likely than not to bring a woman to a bad end." Happily, the real-life Murasaki persisted, and went on to become the author of the world's first novel, The Tale of Genji. For The Tale of Murasaki, Dalby draws on this groundbreaking masterpiece and on the surviving fragments of Murasaki's own diary and poetry, along with another masterpiece of the Heian period, The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon. The result is a vivid and emotionally detailed portrait of an intelligent, sensitive, and complex woman.
In Dalby's novel, Murasaki writes her first stories about Prince Genji's amorous encounters in order to entertain her friends, and to express her own creative temperament. As the stories gain a wider public, however, they are transformed into a conduit for observations on the mores and intrigues of court life. And in the end, as the narrator struggles to stay true to her literary vision, her tales are inflected by Buddhist thought and become parables on the transience and beauty of the world:
I have always felt compelled to set down a vision of things I have heard and seen. Life itself has never been enough. It only became real for me when I fashioned it into stories. Yet, somehow, despite all I've written, the true nature of things I've tried to grasp in my fiction still manages to drift through the words and sit, like little piles of dust, between the lines.
Dalby is an anthropologist by trade, who has produced two previous nonfiction studies: Kimono and Geisha. And given that her research for Geisha gained her the distinction of being the only Westerner ever to have trained in that much misunderstood profession, it's no surprise that she is able to reconstruct 11th-century Japan with meticulous fidelity. It's all there--the political and sexual machinations, the preoccupations with clothing and custom, the difficult and tenuous position of courtiers, the intensity of female friendships in a male-dominated society--and the author shows us precisely how Murasaki's sensibilities were shaped by the culture in which she lived. This is a rich and convincing debut, and another chapter in the current resurrection of the historical novel. --Burhan Tufail [via]More editions of The Tale of Murasaki:
The Tale of Murasaki: A Novelby Liza DalbyISBN 0385497946 (0-385-49794-6)
Hardcover, Doubleday Publishing
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A Woman's Weapon: Spirit Possession in the Tale of Genjiby Doris G. BargenISBN 082481858X (0-8248-1858-X)
Softcover, Univ of Hawaii Pr
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The World of the Shining Prince: Court Life in Ancient Japanby Ivan MorrisISBN 1568360290 (1-56836-029-0)
Softcover, Kodansha Amer Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The World of the Shining Prince: Court Life in Ancient Japan'Book summary:The World of the Shining Prince, Ivan Morris's widely acclaimed portrait of the ceremonious, inbred, melancholy world of ancient Japan, has been a standard in cultural studies for nearly thirty years. Using as a frame of reference The Tale of Genji and other major literary works from Japan's Heian period, Morris recreates an era when woman set the cultural tone. Focusing on the world of the emperor's court-the world so admired by Virginia Woolf and others-he describes the politics, society, religious life, and superstitions of the times, providing detailed portrayals of the daily life of courtiers, the cult of beauty they espoused, and the intricate relations between the men and women of this milieu. [via]
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Hardcover, Penguin Books - The World of the Shining Prince: Court Life in Ancient Japan: ISBN 1568360290 (1-56836-029-0)
Softcover, Kodansha Amer Inc
- World of the Shining Prince, Court Life in Ancient Japan: ISBN 0140054790 (0-14-005479-0)
Yosano Akiko and the Tale of Genjiby Gillian Gaye RowleyISBN 093951298X (0-939512-98-X)
Hardcover, Univ of Michigan Center for
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La Historia De Murasakiby Liza Dalby, Random House MondadoriISBN 8483460777 (84-8346-077-7)
Softcover, Debolsillo
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