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Murasaki Shikibu: The Tale of Genji (Landmarks of World Literature (New))
Murasaki Shikibu The Tale of Genji - Landmarks of World Literature New
Author: Richard Bowring
Murasaki Shikibu's The Tale of Genji, written in Japan in the early eleventh century, is acknowledged to be one of Japan's greatest literary achievements, and sometimes thought of as the world's first novel. This introduction to the Genji sketches its cultural background, offers detailed analysis of the text, including language and style, and tr...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780521539753
ISBN-10: 0521539757
Publication Date: 11/10/2003
Pages: 120
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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