The Disaster of the Third Princess

Essays on The Tale of Genji

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Author(s)
Tyler, Royall
Language
English
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Abstract
These seven essays by the most recent English translator of The Tale of Genji emphasize three major interpretive issues. What is the place of the hero (Hikaru Genji) in the work? What story gives the narrative underlying continuity and form? And how does the closing section of the tale (especially the ten “Uji chapters”) relate to what precedes it? Written over a period of nine years, the essays suggest fresh, thought-provoking perspectives on Japan’s greatest literary classic.
URI
http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/33771
Keywords
history; japanese literature; customs; social life; japan; Hikaru Genji; Lady Fujitsubo; Minamoto clan; Shishi-odoshi; The Tale of Genji; Uji; Ukifune; Wakatake-class destroyer
DOI
10.26530/OAPEN_459077
OCN
320414329
Publisher
ANU Press
Publisher website
https://press.anu.edu.au/
Publication date and place
Canberra, 2009
Series
Asian Studies Series Monograph, 1
Classification
Literature: history and criticism
Pages
244
Public remark
Relevant Wikipedia pages: Hikaru Genji - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hikaru_Genji; Lady Fujitsubo - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Fujitsubo; Minamoto clan - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minamoto_clan; Shishi-odoshi - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shishi-odoshi; The Tale of Genji - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tale_of_Genji; Uji - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uji; Ukifune - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukifune; Wakatake-class destroyer - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wakatake-class_destroyer
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