Gaze through the portal of Japanese culture with the amorous exploits of Prince Hikaru Genji - Tells the story of a time when indigenous Japanese culture still held prominence over the Chinese culture that would come to dominate Japan....more details Format:Paperback
Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER II THE BROOM-LIKE TREE HIKAL GENJI?the name is singularly well known...more details Format:Paperback Pages:194
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Murasaki Shikibu
ISBN:9781880656624
Expressions of passion and heartbreak, written by the court lady Murasaki Shikibu a thousand years ago, transcend time and culture in this new translation of poetry from the first 33 chapters of "The Tale of Genji...more details Format:Paperback Pages:224
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Murasaki Shikibu
ISBN:9780142437148
This is the first complete new translation for 25 years of the acknowledged masterpiece of Japanese literature. Lady Murasaki's great 11th century novel is a beautifully crafted story of love...more details Format:Paperback Pages:1216
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Murasaki Shikibu
ISBN:9780670030200
The first complete new translation for 25 years of the acknowledged masterpiece of Japanese literature. Lady Murasaki's great 11th century novel is a beautifully crafted story of love...more details Format:Hardback Pages:1200
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Murasaki Shikibu
ISBN:9780804838238
Written centuries before the time of Shakespeare and Chaucer, "The Tale of Genji" marks the birth of the novel--and after more than a millennium...more details Format:Paperback / softback Pages:224
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Murasaki Shikibu
ISBN:9780804832564
Tuttle Publishing is proud to offer newly redesigned editions of some of Japan's greatest writers from medieval to modern times. Tuttle Classics of Japanese Literature are a vital and affordable introduction. Begin building your collection now! This biographical novel centers around the amorous exploits of Price Hikaru Genji...more details Format:Paperback
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Murasaki Shikibu;Annie Shepley Lowell AmyOmori
ISBN:9780486432045
Three well-educated ladies wrote these diaries, among them the skilled writer Murasaki Shikibu (ca. 973-1025 a.d.). A lady-in-waiting to the Japanese Empress...more details Format:Paperback Pages:199
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Lady Murasaki Shikibu
ISBN:9781617200236
The Tale of Genji Monogatari? is a classic work of Japanese literature attributed to the Japanese noblewoman Murasaki Shikibu in the early eleventh century...more details Format:Paperback Pages:224
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Amy Sickets;Murasaki Shikibu
ISBN:9780791075845
- Presents the most important 20th century criticism on major works from The Odyssey through modern literature - The critical essays reflect a variety of schools of criticism - Contains critical biographies...more details Format:Hardcover
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Murasaki Shikibu;Shikibu MurasakiMurasaki
ISBN:9780679417385
(Book Jacket Status: Jacketed) In the early eleventh century Murasaki Shikibu, a lady in the Heian court of Japan, wrote what many consider to be the world's first novel...more details Format:Hardcover Pages:1224
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Murasaki SHIKIBU
ISBN:9784770027726
A lushly illustrated edition of a world classic The third in this series of illustrated Japanese classics, The Tale of Genji again combines Miyata's captivating paper cut-outs with a modern retelling of a vintage story. This well-known tale of the amorous adventures of Prince Genji is widely considered world literature's first novel...more details Format:Paperback Pages:238
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Murasaki;Royall Shikibu MurasakiTyler
ISBN:9780143039495
aSuperbly written and genuinely engaging . . . one of those works that can be read and reread throughout oneas life.a aLiza Dalby, "Los Angeles Times Book Review" Written in the eleventh century...more details Format:Paperback Pages:319