This is the prose masterpiece of the Heian era of the 10th and 11th centuries, which is recognized as a great period in Japanese literature. It is an account of the intricate, exquisite, highly ordered court culture which made such a masterpiece possible.
The Tale of Genji
โ Scribed by Shikubu, Murasaki; Waley, Arthur (translator)
- Book ID
- 109258089
- Publisher
- Tuttle Publishing
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 980 KB
- Series
- Tuttle Classics
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781462902583
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
Overview: Centuries before Shakespeare, Murasaki Shikibu's The Tale of Genji was already acknowledged as a classic of Japanese literature. Over the past century, this book has gained worldwide acceptance as not only the world's first novel, but as one of the greatest works of literature of all time.
๐ SIMILAR VOLUMES
Murasaki Shikibu - The Tale of Genji, courtly life in medieval Japan
The Tale of Genji / Murasaki Shikibu; translated by Edward G. Seidensticker
Murasaki Shikibu - The Tale of Genji, courtly life in medieval Japan