Author:
Murasaki Shikibu, 978?- author.
Edition Statement:First edition.
ImprintNew York, N.Y. : W. W. Norton & Company, [2021]
Descriptionxxxviii, 1377 pages ; 24 cm
Note:The tale of Genji -- Context -- from The Sarashina Diary (ca. 1059) / The daughter of Sugawara no Takasue -- A dedicatory proclamation for The tale of Genji (ca. 1166) / Agui Hoin Choken -- from The mirror of the present (ca. 1170) / Fujiwara no Tametsune -- from A nameless notebook (ca. 1200) / Mumyozoshi -- from Diary of the Juntoku retired emperor (1220) / the Juntoku retired emperor -- Preface to Sino-Japanese poems on The tale of Genji (1290-91) / Anonymous -- from Preface (1602) / Kaoku Gyokuei -- [Introduction to Discursive commentary on Genji] (ca. 1673) / Kumazawa Banzan -- Essay 4: writing like no other (1703) / Ando Tameakira -- from The tale of Genji: a little jeweled comb (1796) / Motoori Norinaga -- from Principles of composition (1854-61) / Hagiwara Hiromichi -- [from Introduction to The essence of the novel] (1885-86) / Tsubouchi Shoyo -- from Upon finishing a new translation of The tale of Genji (1913) / Yosano Akiko -- Review of The tale of Genji (1925) / Virginia Woolf -- Criticism -- The tale of Genji as world literature / Michael Emmerich -- Thinking about thinking in The tale of Genji / Carole Cavanaugh -- Frantasies of polygamous cohabitation: the Rokujoin and its predecessors / Edith Sarra -- What do people see in The tale of Genji? / Allen Hockley -- Hashihime: bridging text and image in the Tale of Genji scrolls / Kendra Strand -- Nonbinary genders in Genji, the New chamberlain, and beyond / Sachi Schmidt-Hori -- Purple and white: Soseki and Shiki's homosocial Genji / J. Keith Vincent -- The rise and fall and rise of the house of narrative / Alan Tansman -- Romancing the dead: the Gothic mode in The tale of Genji / Dennis Washburn.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 1367-1377) and index.
Note:"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."-- Provided by publisher.
