The Tale of Genji

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See an alternate cover edition here.Written in the eleventh century, this portrait of courtly life in medieval Japan is widely celebrated as the world s first novel The Tale of Genji is a very long romance, running to fifty four chapters and describing the court life of Heian Japan, from the tenth century into the eleventh. Download The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu – kino-fada.fr The Tale of Genji is one of the hallmarks of classic Japanese literature the equivalent to, say, the Canterbury Tales or the Divine Comedy or Dox Quixote from which thousands of pieces of art, pottery and writings have been inspired It is a sweeping bildungsroman about a Japanese prince in the 10th 11th century Heian court in Kyoto Well, ex prince because the emperor had to strip him of his title for political reasons The tale has over 400 characters and is a true masterpiece of style and The Tale of Genji is one of the hallmarks of classic Japanese literature the equivalent to, say, the Canterbury Tales or the Divine Comedy or Dox Quixote from which thousands of pieces of art, pottery and writings have been inspired It is a sweeping bildungsroman about a Japanese prince in the 10th 11th century Heian court in Kyoto Well, ex prince because the emperor had to strip him of his title for political reasons The tale has over 400 characters and is a true masterpiece of style and description In the translation I read, each chapter has a beautiful haiku before the narrative and the translation just drips off the page with limpid, gorgeous text I read this during my honeymoon and despite its occasional melancholic tone, it was one of the most challenging and yet beautiful things I ever read I can only imagine what beauty must be in...Artist Toshiaki Kato Without stories like these about the old days, though, how would we ever pass the time when there is nothing else to do Besides, among these lies there are certainly some plausibly touching scenes, convincingly told and yes, we know they are fictions, but even so we are moved and half drawn for no real reason to the pretty, suffering heroine We may disbelieve the blatantly impossible but still be amazed by magnificently contrived wonders, and although these pall on quiet, Artist Toshiaki Kato Without stories like these about the old days, though, how would we ever pass the time when there is nothing else to do Besides, among these lies there are certainly some plausibly touching scenes, convincingly told and yes, we know they are fictions, but even so we are moved and half drawn for no real reason to the...The person who convinced me to read this is no longer on Goodreads, so I cannot tell you what meanings I thought I would discover within this work Even the collective meanings is a poor word choice, because my relationship with literature is one to which only the pair of mentor and mentee of the male variety has claim in th...D I simply cannot believe this book is celebrating it s 1000th anniversary this year The characters are so complex, with such a human range of emotions There are so many characters, yet each one is unique She has so calculatedly dialed in each character, subtly conveying how close they come to her view of perfection Murasaki being at the top of this, and in my opinion Niou and others being at the bottom It is so easy to see how this book still influences literary styles in Japan today t I simply cannot believe this book is celebrating it s 1000th anniversary this year The characters are so complex, with such a human range of emotions There are so many characters, yet each one is unique She has so calculatedly dialed in each character, subtly conveying how close they come to her view of perfection Murasaki being at the top of this, and in my opinion Niou and others being at the bottom It is so easy to see how this book still influences literary styles in Japan today the fatalistic existential as well as the methods of characterization these same methods can be seen in anime and m...Oh yes, I totally want to read about all the affairs Genji, the shining prince, had with dozens of other women Not to mention most of these women looked like his mother in some way or another Freud would be esctatic One of these women wasn t even a woman at all, but a small child he pretty much abducted Of course, this young girl looked like his mother.The fact that this is the first true psychological novel in the world is interesting, it really is But just because it is so doesn t mea Oh yes, I totally want to read about all the affairs Genji, the shining prince, had with dozens of other women Not to mention most of these women looked like his mother in some way or another Freud would be esctatic One of these women wasn t even a woman at all, but a small child he pretty much abducted Of course, this young girl looked like his mother.The fact that this i...I ve come to realize that the right moment to read a 1K novel never ever appeared on my doorstep so of course I thought fuck it and let s do it, that s how I roll3.75 starsThis epic like Japanese novel is, of course, quite lengthy 54 Chapters, 1120 pages and thus reading it would take your time and concentration I thought I would never finish reading it but, after my visit to Japan for a week last April, I decided to resume reading it mixed with boredom and enjoyment.This novel written by a court lady in the 11th century has been depicted on various, innumerable noble characters with illustrious noble titles unfamiliar to, I think, most of its readers 3.75 starsThis epic like Japanese novel is, of course, quite lengthy 54 Chapters, 1120 pages and thus reading it would take your time and concentration I thought I would never finish reading it but, after my visit to Japan for a week last April, I decided to resume reading it mixed with boredom and enjoyment.This novel written by a court lady in the 11th century has been depicted on various, innumerable noble characters with illustrious nob...This novel is a challenge on many levels The biggest challenge of all is not resenting or even despising Genji himself It is best read in conjunction with The World of the Shining Prince by Ivan Morris to understand the environment 1,000 years ago at the end of the Heian Period Also read the Diary of Lady Murasaki I wouldn t bother taking on 1,090 pages of Genji without the assistance of these works, which are much easier to digest Also read ALL the footnotes When this book was writte This novel is a challenge on many levels The biggest challenge of all is not resenting or even despising Genji himself It is best read in conjunction with The World of the Shining Prince by Ivan Morris to understand the environment 1,000 years ago at the end of the Heian Period Also read the Diary of Lady Murasaki I wouldn t bother taking on 1,090 pages of Genji without the assistance of these works, which are much easier to digest Also read ALL the footnotes When this book was written, the audience was assumed to have read all important Chinese and Japanese literature and poetry of the time and all proceeding The endless references and allusions to other works makes the meaning subtle and complex in exchanges that would be otherwise banal If you re ever going...i hate this book only a little less than i hate twilight the historical and literary significances are really impressive it was the first novel written and by a woman, for that matter , and it s the source of pretty much everything we currently know about heian court life, but genji is the wimpiest, rapiest protagonist ever he is literally so mind crushingly whiny, childish and just plain unlikeable that in my opinion, he ruins what is otherwise a pretty compelling story.also, he rapes mo i hate this book only a little less than i hate twilight the historical and literary significances are really impressive it was the first novel written and by a woman, for that matter , and it s the source of pretty much everything we currently know about heian court life, but genji is the wimpiest, rapiest protagonist ever he is literally so mind crushingly whiny, childish and just plain unlikeable that in my o...

The Tale of Genji
  • English
  • 06 February 2017
  • Paperback
  • 1182 pages
  • 014243714X
  • Murasaki Shikibu
  • The Tale of Genji