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The Splendor of Longing in the Tale of the Genji
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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The Splendor of Longing in the Tale of the Genji
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Norma Field
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| Series | Princeton Legacy Library |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:400 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156 |
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| Category/Genre | Literature - history and criticism |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780691609812
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| Classifications | Dewey:895.631 |
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| Audience | | Undergraduate | | Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly | | Professional & Vocational | |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Princeton University Press
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| Imprint |
Princeton University Press
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| Publication Date |
29 January 2019 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
Foremost among Japanese literary classics and one of the world's earliest novels, the Tale of Genji was written around the year A.D. 1000 by Murasaki Shikibu, a woman from a declining aristocratic family. For sophisticaion and insight, Western prose fiction was to wait centuries to rival her work. Norma Field explore the shifting configurations of
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