Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu; Translated by Royall Tyler; Edited by Royall Tyler; Abridged by Royall Tyler
	List Price:   $15.00 Unit Price:   $12.00 You Save:   $3.00 (20%) ISBN-10:   0143039490 ISBN-13:   9780143039495 Publisher:   Penguin Group (USA) Inc Series:   Penguin Classics Ser. Category:   Young Adults Pub. Date:   March 2006 Pages:   319 Format:   Paperback Ages:   18 to Grades:   12 to
Subjects
JAPAN_FICTION FICTION_HISTORICAL
Description/Notes
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, son of an emperor, 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 superb translation is detailed, poetic, and true to the Japanese original while allowing the English reader to appreciate its timeless beauty. 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. The first translation of the Japanese masterpiece in a generation introduces modern readers to this brilliant account of courtly life in medieval Japan, in an edition that also features line drawings, notes, glossaries, maps, character lists, and chronologies. ?Superbly written and genuinely engaging . . . one of those works that can be read and reread throughout one?s life.? ?Liza Dalby, Los Angeles Times Book Review 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, son of an emperor, 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 superb translation is detailed, poetic, and true to the Japanese original while allowing the English reader to appreciate its timeless beauty. 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. Tyler skillfully catches the erotic flavor, the vivid characterizations, and the allusive poetry of this classic. (The Philadelphia Inquire) A landmark event. (The Wall Street Journal) One of the world's oldest novels and the greatest single work of Japanese literature, this 11th-century romance offers a vast tapestry of court life, rich in poetry and subtle social, psychological observations.