Bringing together scholars from across the world, Haruo Shirane presents a fascinating portrait of The Tale of Genji's reception and reproduction over the past thousand years. The essays examine the canonization of the work from the late Heian through the medieval, Edo, Meiji, T…
Table of Contents -- Illustrations -- Abbreviations and Periods of Japanese History -- Chapter Titles of The Tale of Genji -- Introduction -- 1. Early Discussions of Fiction -- 2. Genji Gossip (Plus a Bit of Good Advice) -- 3. Toward Canonization -- 4. Obsequies for Genji -- 5. …
"This sourcebook is the most comprehensive record of the reception of The Tale of Genji to date. It presents a range of landmark texts relating to the work during its first millennium, almost all of which are translated into English for the first time. An introduction prefaces e…