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The tale of Genji

Written in the 11th century, Lady Murasaki's account of court life in the city of Heian, Japan, stands as one of the undisputed monuments of world literature and one of the first novels in the modern sense of the term
eBook, English, 2003, ©2001
Penguin, New York, 2003, ©2001
Fiction
1 online resource : illustrations, map
9780141927961, 9781101657621, 0141927968, 1101657626
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The Tale of Genji - Murasaki Shikibu Translated by Royall TylerAcknowledgmentsList of Maps and DiagramsIntroduction1. The Paulownia Pavilion (Kiritsubo)2. The Broom Tree (Hahakigi)3. The Cicada Shell (Utsusemi)4. The Twilight Beauty (Yugao)5. Young Murasaki (Wakamurasaki)6. The Safflower (Suetsumuhana)7. Beneath the Autumn Leaves (Momiji no Ga)8. Under the Cherry Blossoms (Hana no En)9. Heart-to-Heart (Aoi)10. The Green Branch (Sakaki)11. Falling Flowers (Hanachirusato)12. Suma (Suma)13. Akashi (Akashi)14. The Pilgrimage to Sumiyoshi (Miotsukushi)15. A Waste of Weeds (Yomogiu)16. At the Pass (Sekiya)17. The Picture Contest (Eawase)18. Wind in the Pines (Matsukaze)19. Wisps of Cloud (Usugumo)20. The Bluebell (Asagao)21. The Maidens (Otome)22. The Tendril Wreath (Tamakazura)23. The Warbler's First Song (Hatsune)24. Butterflies (Kocho)25. The Fireflies (Hotaru)26. The Pink (Tokonatsu)27. The Cressets (Kagaribi)28. The Typhoon (Nowaki)29. The Imperial Progress (Miyuki)30. Thoroughwort Flowers (Fujibakama)31. The Handsome Pillar (Makibashira)32. The Plum Tree Branch (Umegae)33. New Wisteria Leaves (Fuji no Uraba)34. Spring Shoots I (Wakana 1)35. Spring Shoots II (Wakana 2)36. The Oak Tree (Kashiwagi)37. The Flute (Yokobue)38. The Bell Cricket (Suzumushi)39. Evening Mist (Yugiri)40. The Law (Minori)41. The Seer (Maboroshi)Vanished into the Clouds (Kumogakure)42. The Perfumed Prince (Niou Miya)43. Red Plum Blossoms (Kobai)44. Bamboo River (Takekawa)45. The Maiden of the Bridge (Hashihime)46. Beneath the Oak (Shiigamoto)47. Trefoil Knots (Agemaki)48. Bracken Shoots (Sawarabi)49. The Ivy (Yadorigi)50. The Eastern Cottage (Azumaya)51. A Drifting Boat (Ukifune)52. The Mayfly (Kagero)53. Writing Practice (Tenarai)54. The Floating Bridge of Dreams (Yume no Ukihashi)ChronologyGeneral GlossaryClothing and ColorOffices and TitlesSummary of Poetic Allusions Identified in the NotesCharacters in The Tale of GenjiFurther Reading
This translation originally published: New York; London : Viking, 2001
Translated from the Japanese