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Explore the monumental Japanese fictional narrative known as The Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari) with this authoritative collection from Routledge and Edition Synapse. Appearing during the first decade of the eleventh century, CE, this work is often celebrated as the world's oldest novel. The vast narrative spans three-quarters of a century and consists of fifty-four chapters and 795 poems. Attributed to the writer Murasaki Shikibu, this text has generated a significant amount of scholarly literature. This new collection provides a necessary reference work to assist researchers and students in studying this foundational piece of world literature.

Key Features

This Routledge collection provides an authoritative reference work for researchers studying Japanese literature.

The text includes the full fifty-four chapters of the monumental Genji monogatari narrative.

Readers can access the 795 poems contained within this historic eleventh-century work.

This edition is co-published by Routledge and Edition Synapse to meet scholarly needs.

The book presents the vast narrative attributed to Murasaki Shikibu in English.

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hardcover
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Amazon UK
Release Date
03 December 2010
Listed Since
17 April 2009

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