| ISBN |
9780393047875 (hardback) |
| 0393047873 (hardback) |
| Author |
Murasaki Shikibu, 978?- author |
| Title |
The tale of Genji / Murasaki Shikibu ; translated by Dennis Washburn. |
| Edition |
First edition. |
| Publisher/Date |
New York ; London : W. W. Norton & Company, [2015] |
| copyright2015 |
| Pagination etc. |
xxxviii, 1320 pages ; 25 cm |
| Summary Note |
"Murasaki Shikibu, born into the middle ranks of the aristocracy during the Heian Period (794-1185 CE), wrote The Tale of Genji--widely considered the world's first novel--during the early years of the eleventh century. Expansive, compelling, and sophisticated in its representation of ethical concerns and aesthetic ideals, Murasaki's tale came to occupy a central place in Japan's remarkable history of artistic achievement and is now recognized as a masterpiece of world literature." -- |
| Language note |
Translated from the Japanese. |
| Subject - Name |
Murasaki Shikibu, -- 978?- Translations into English |
| Subject |
Courts and courtiers -- Fiction |
| Japanese fiction -- To 1600 -- Translations into English |
| Japan -- Social life and customs -- To 1600 -- Fiction |
| Added Author |
Washburn, Dennis C. (Dennis Charles), 1954- translator. |
| Shelf Location |
F MURA |
