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The Tale of Genji
Contributor(s): Shikibu, Murasaki (Author), Washburn, Dennis (Editor), Washburn, Dennis (Translator)
ISBN: 0393933989     ISBN-13: 9780393933987
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
OUR PRICE:   $36.81  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: February 2021
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | Asian - Japanese
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2020022179
Physical Information: 1.8" H x 6.9" W x 9.2" (2.85 lbs) 1424 pages
 
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Publisher Description:

This Norton Critical Edition includes:

  • Dennis Washburn's acclaimed and unabridged translation of Murasaki Shikibu's eleventh-century literary masterpiece, widely considered the world's first novel.
  • Editorial matter by Dennis Washburn.
  • Fourteen background selections--from the eleventh-century The Daughter of Sugawara no Takasue to Virginia Woolf--carefully selected to increase the reader's understanding and appreciation of this nuanced and vibrant work.
  • Nine critical essays on The Tale of Genji's central themes.

  • An index of songs and poetry, three chronologies, and a selected bibliography.

About the Series

Read by more than 12 million students over fifty-five years, Norton Critical Editions set the standard for apparatus that is right for undergraduate readers. The three-part format--annotated text, contexts, and criticism--helps students to better understand, analyze, and appreciate the literature, while opening a wide range of teaching possibilities for instructors. Whether in print or in digital format, Norton Critical Editions provide all the resources students need.