{"product_id":"the-tale-of-genji-introduction-by-edward-g-seidensticker-hardcover","title":"The Tale of Genji: Introduction by Edward G. Seidensticker - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMurasaki Shikibu\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEdward G. Seidensticker\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eEdward G. Seidensticker\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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 than three centuries before Chaucer. The Heian era (794--1185) is recognized as one of the very greatest periods in Japanese literature, and \u003ci\u003eThe Tale of Genji \u003c\/i\u003eis not only the unquestioned prose masterpiece of that period but also the most lively and absorbing account we have of the intricate, exquisite, highly ordered court culture that made such a masterpiece possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGenji is the favorite son of the emperor but also a man of dangerously passionate impulses. In his highly refined world, where every dalliance is an act of political consequence, his shifting alliances and secret love affairs create great turmoil and very nearly destroy him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdward Seidensticker's translation of Lady Murasaki's splendid romance has been honored throughout the English-speaking world for its fluency, scholarly depth, and deep literary tact and sensitivity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the eleventh century Murasaki Shikibu, a lady in the Heian court of Japan, wrote the world's first novel. But The Tale of Genji is no mere artifact. It is, rather, a lively and astonishingly nuanced portrait of a refined society where every dalliance is an act of political consequence, a play of characters whose inner lives are as rich and changeable as those imagined by Proust. Chief of these is \"the shining Genji,\" the son of the emperor and a man whose passionate impulses create great turmoil in his world and very nearly destroy him. This edition, recognized as the finest version in English, contains a dozen chapters from early in the book, carefully chosen by the translator, Edward G. Seidensticker, with an introduction explaining the selection. It is illustrated throughout with woodcuts from a seventeenth-century edition. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"From the Trade Paperback edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMurasaki Shikibu, a lady in the Heian court of Japan, is best known as the author of \u003cb\u003eThe Tale of Genji\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e-\u003c\/i\u003ewritten in the eleventh century and universally recognized as the greatest masterpiece of Japanese prose narrative and possibly the earliest true novel in the history of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.19 x 8.44 x 5.08 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 11, 1993\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51763617497376,"sku":"9780679417385","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1b812663f2bc626ab41891aeca3dcdaf.webp?v=1780237037","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-tale-of-genji-introduction-by-edward-g-seidensticker-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}