The Tale of Genji: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)Penguin, 31. jaan 2006 - 1216 pages 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 Classics Deluxe Edition, with flaps and deckle-edged paper Written in the eleventh century, this exquisite portrait of courtly life in medieval Japan is widely celebrated as the world’s first novel. 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. Supplemented with detailed notes, glossaries, character lists, and chronologies to help the reader navigate the multigenerational narrative, this comprehensive edition presents this ancient tale in the grand style that it deserves. |
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... live at her father's, which was normal, while he remains in residence at the imperial palace. (For the meaning of “known to readers,” see “Narration, Courtesy, and Names” on page xxi.) His mother died too soon after his birth for him to ...
... live at her father's, which was normal, while he remains in residence at the imperial palace. (For the meaning of “known to readers,” see “Narration, Courtesy, and Names” on page xxi.) His mother died too soon after his birth for him to ...
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... live. At the end of chapter 47 (“Trefoil Knots”) she starves herself to death, and Kaoru is heartbroken. In chapter 48 (“Bracken Shoots”) Niou moves Naka no Kimi to his residence in the City, but in chapter 49 (“The Ivy”) he is obliged ...
... live. At the end of chapter 47 (“Trefoil Knots”) she starves herself to death, and Kaoru is heartbroken. In chapter 48 (“Bracken Shoots”) Niou moves Naka no Kimi to his residence in the City, but in chapter 49 (“The Ivy”) he is obliged ...
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... lives. Fujitsubo, for example, lives in the Fujitsubo (“Wisteria Pavilion”), a pavilion in the palace compound; Rokujô lives on Rokujô (“Sixth Avenue”); and the normal designation for Murasaki in a large section of the work is Tai no Ue ...
... lives. Fujitsubo, for example, lives in the Fujitsubo (“Wisteria Pavilion”), a pavilion in the palace compound; Rokujô lives on Rokujô (“Sixth Avenue”); and the normal designation for Murasaki in a large section of the work is Tai no Ue ...
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... live more vividly in the imagination than anyone known from historical documents, and their lives—their sufferings, their disappointments, their failings, and their grace— have remained a major legacy to the centuries that have passed ...
... live more vividly in the imagination than anyone known from historical documents, and their lives—their sufferings, their disappointments, their failings, and their grace— have remained a major legacy to the centuries that have passed ...
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... how painful it is to live long,” she said, “I am ashamed to imagine what that pine must think of me, 25 and for that reason especially I would not dare to frequent His Majesty's Seat. 26 It is very good indeed of him to favor me.
... how painful it is to live long,” she said, “I am ashamed to imagine what that pine must think of me, 25 and for that reason especially I would not dare to frequent His Majesty's Seat. 26 It is very good indeed of him to favor me.
Contents
The Green Branch Sakaki | |
Falling Flowers Hanachirusato | |
Butterflies Kochô 25 The Fireflies Hotaru | |
The Pink Tokonatsu | |
The Cressets Kagaribi | |
The Typhoon Nowaki | |
The Imperial Progress Miyuki | |
Thoroughwort Flowers Fujibakama | |
The Handsome Pillar Makibashira | |
The Plum Tree Branch Umegae | |
Suma Suma | |
Akashi Akashi | |
The Pilgrimage to Sumiyoshi Miotsukushi | |
A Waste of Weeds Yomogiu | |
At the Pass Sekiya | |
The Picture Contest Eawase | |
Wind in the Pines Matsukaze | |
Wisps of Cloud Usugumo | |
The Bluebell Asagao | |
The Maidens Otome | |
The Tendril Wreath Tamakazura | |
The Warblers First Song Hatsune | |
New Wisteria Leaves Fuji no Uraba | |
Spring Shoots I Wakana | |
Spring Shoots II Wakana | |
The Oak Tree Kashiwagi | |
The Flute Yokobue 38 The Bell Cricket Suzumushi 39 Evening Mist Yûgiri | |
The Law Minori | |
The Seer Maboroshi | |
Vanished into the Clouds Kumogakure | |
The Perfumed Prince Niou Miya 43 Red Plum Blossoms Kôbai | |
Bamboo River Takekawa | |
The Maiden of the Bridge Hashihime | |
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Common terms and phrases
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