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The Tale of Genji : A Visual Companion /

An illustrated guide to one of the most enduring masterworks of world literatureWritten in the eleventh century by the Japanese noblewoman Murasaki Shikibu, The Tale of Genji is a masterpiece of prose and poetry that is widely considered the world's first novel. Melissa McCormick provides a uni...

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Autor principal: McCormick, Melissa, 1967- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2018]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Note to Reader; Introduction; The Tale of Genji Album of 1510; 1 The Lady of the Paulownia-Courtyard Chambers; 2 Broom Cypress; 3 A Molted Cicada Shell; 4 The Lady of the Evening Faces; 5 Little Purple Gromwell; 6 The Safflower; 7 An Imperial Celebration of Autumn Foliage; 8 A Banquet Celebrating Cherry Blossoms; 9 Leaves of Wild Ginger; 10 A Branch of Sacred Evergreen; 11 The Lady at the Villa of Scattering Orange Blossoms; 12 Exile to Suma; 13 The Lady at Akashi; 14 Channel Markers; 15 A Ruined Villa of Tangled Gardens.
  • 16 The Barrier Gate17 A Contest of Illustrations; 18 Wind in the Pines; 19 A Thin Veil of Clouds; 20 Bellflowers; 21 Maidens of the Dance; 22 A Lovely Garland; 23 First Song of Spring; 24 Butterflies; 25 Fireflies; 26 Wild Pinks; 27 Cresset Fires; 28 An Autumn Tempest; 29 An Imperial Excursion; 30 Mistflowers; 31 A Beloved Pillar of Cypress; 32 A Branch of Plum; 33 Shoots of Wisteria Leaves; 34 Early Spring Greens: Part One; 35 Early Spring Greens: Part Two; 36 The Oak Tree; 37 The Transverse Flute; 38 Bell Crickets; 39 Evening Mist; 40 Rites of the Sacred Law; 41 Spirit Summoner.
  • 42 The Fragrant Prince43 Red Plum; 44 Bamboo River; 45 The Divine Princess at Uji Bridge; 46 At the Foot of the Oak Tree; 47 A Bowknot Tied in Maiden's Loops; 48 Early Fiddlehead Greens; 49 Trees Encoiled in Vines of Ivy; 50 A Hut in the Eastern Provinces; 51 A Boat Cast Adrift; 52 Ephemerids; 53 Practicing Calligraphy; 54 A Floating Bridge in a Dream; Appendix: Album Calligraphy Key; Glossary; The Album: Works Cited and Consulted; Bibliography; Index; Image Credits.