Author : 紫式部
Release : 2007-06
Genre : Japan
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 216/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis 源氏物語 by : 紫式部
Download or read book 源氏物語 written by 紫式部. This book was released on 2007-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
The Tale of Genji
Author : Murasaki Shikibu
Release : 2006-02-28
Genre : Literary Collections
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 396/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Tale of Genji by : Murasaki Shikibu
Download or read book The Tale of Genji written by Murasaki Shikibu. This book was released on 2006-02-28. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An abridged edition of the world’s first novel, in a translation that is “likely to be the definitive edition . . . for many years to come” (The Wall Street Journal) A Penguin Classic Written in the eleventh century, this exquisite portrait of courtly life in medieval Japan is widely celebrated as the world’s first novel—and is certainly one of its finest. Genji, the Shining Prince, is the son of an emperor. He is a passionate character whose tempestuous nature, family circumstances, love affairs, alliances, and shifting political fortunes form the core of this magnificent epic. Royall Tyler’s superior translation is detailed, poetic, and superbly true to the Japanese original while allowing the modern reader to appreciate it as a contemporary treasure. In this deftly abridged edition, Tyler focuses on the early chapters, which vividly evoke Genji as a young man and leave him at his first moment of triumph. This edition also includes detailed notes, glossaries, character lists, and chronologies.
Murasaki Shikibu Shū
Author : Murasaki Shikibu
Release : 1985
Genre : Authors, Japanese
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 166/5 ( reviews)
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Download or read book Murasaki Shikibu Shū written by Murasaki Shikibu. This book was released on 1985. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Description for this book, Murasaki Shikibu: Her Diary and Poetic Memoirs, will be forthcoming.
The Diary of Lady Murasaki
Author : Murasaki Shikibu
Release : 1996-03-07
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 657/5 ( reviews)
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Download or read book The Diary of Lady Murasaki written by Murasaki Shikibu. This book was released on 1996-03-07. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Diary recorded by Lady Murasaki (c. 973-c. 1020), author of The Tale of Genji, is an intimate picture of her life as tutor and companion to the young Empress Shoshi. Told in a series of vignettes, it offers revealing glimpses of the Japanese imperial palace - the auspicious birth of a prince, rivalries between the Emperor's consorts, with sharp criticism of Murasaki's fellow ladies-in-waiting and drunken courtiers, and telling remarks about the timid Empress and her powerful father, Michinaga. The Diary is also a work of great subtlety and intense personal reflection, as Murasaki makes penetrating insights into human psychology - her pragmatic observations always balanced by an exquisite and pensive melancholy.
A String of Flowers, Untied . . .
Author : Murasaki Shikibu
Release : 2001-12-01
Genre : Poetry
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 097/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis A String of Flowers, Untied . . . by : Murasaki Shikibu
Download or read book A String of Flowers, Untied . . . written by Murasaki Shikibu. This book was released on 2001-12-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Expressions of passion and heartbreak, written by Murasaki Shikibu 1,000 years ago, transcend time and culture in this new translation of the poetry in the first 33 chapters of The Tale of Genji. It is the relationship between the novel's characters and the poetry that creates the beauty and sustained erotic tone of Lady Murasaki's story. For the first time, these 400+ poems are presented in the increasingly popular format of tanka (5-7-5-7-7), along with extended notes that reveal the hidden details and depth of meaning in Murasaki's real and fictional worlds.
