Murasaki Shikibu The Tale of Genji |
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Author:
| Bowring, Richard |
Series title: | Landmarks of World Literature (New) Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-521-53975-3 |
Publication Date: | Nov 2003 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $37.95 |
Book Description:
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Murasaki Shikibu's The Tale of Genji, written in Japan in the early eleventh century, is acknowledged to be one of Japan's greatest literary achievements, and sometimes thought of as the world's first novel. This book will be useful for survey courses in Japanese and World Literature.
Murasaki Shikibu's The Tale of Genji, written in Japan in the early eleventh century, is acknowledged to be one of Japan's greatest literary achievements, and sometimes thought of as the world's first novel. This book will be useful for survey courses in Japanese and World Literature.