Ebook: The Tale of Genji : translation, canonization, and world literature
Author: Emmerich Michael, Murasaki Shikibu
- Tags: Murasaki Shikibu -- 978?- -- Genji monogatari. Japanese literature -- Heian period 794-1185 -- History and criticism. Murasaki Shikibu -- 978?- LITERARY CRITICISM -- Asian -- Japanese. LITERARY CRITICISM -- Asian -- General. Genji monogatari (Murasaki Shikibu) Japanese literature -- Heian period.
- Year: 2013
- Publisher: Columbia University Press
- City: New York
- Language: English
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"Ambitious and engrossing, this volume thoroughly revises the conventional narrative of The Tale of Genji's early modern and modern history, arguing that until the 1930s readers were less familiar with the eleventh-century work than scholars have assumed. Exploring iterations of the work from the 1830s to the 1950s, Michael Emmerich demonstrates how translations and the global circulation of discourse they inspiredRead more...
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Tracing the canonization through translation of The Tale of Genji from the 1830s to the 1950s, Michael Emmerich rewrites the early modern and modern history of the work, illuminating the intricateRead more...
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