Unreal Houses : Character, Gender, and Genealogy in the Tale of Genji /

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"Argues that, in both form and content, the Tale of Genji re-envisions the elite practice of polygynous marriage and the construction of aristocratic mansions as expressions of familial power. Radically rethinks the Genji by focusing on the figure of the house-encompassing both fictionalized im...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sarra, Edith, 1955- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Asia Center, 2020.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Murasaki Shikibu, > 978?- > Genji monogatari.
Genji monogatari (Murasaki Shikibu)
Marriage in literature.
Japanese literature > Heian period.
Genealogy in literature.
Dwellings in literature.
Litterature japonaise > 794-1185 (Époque de Heian) > Histoire et critique.
Genealogie dans la litterature.
Mariage dans la litterature.
Habitations dans la litterature.
Japanese literature > Heian period, 794-1185 > History and criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"Argues that, in both form and content, the Tale of Genji re-envisions the elite practice of polygynous marriage and the construction of aristocratic mansions as expressions of familial power. Radically rethinks the Genji by focusing on the figure of the house-encompassing both fictionalized images of mansions and their inhabitants"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (360 pages).
ISBN:9781684176120

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