The Tale of Genji

A Norton Critical Edition

von Murasaki Shikibu

1424 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This Norton Critical Edition includes:- Dennis Washburn's acclaimed and unabridged translation of Murasaki Shikibu's eleventh-century literary masterpiece, widely considered the world's first novel.- Editorial matter by Dennis Washburn.- Fourteen background selections-from the eleventh-century The Daughter of Sugawara no Takasue to Virginia Woolf-carefully selected to increase the reader's understanding and appreciation of this nuanced and vibrant work.- Nine critical essays on The Tale of Genji's central themes.- An index of songs and poetry, three chronologies and a selected bibliography.About the SeriesRead by more than 12 million students over fifty-five years, Norton Critical Editions set the standard for apparatus that is right for undergraduate readers. The three-part format-annotated text, contexts and criticism-helps students to better understand, analyse and appreciate the literature, while opening a wide range of teaching possibilities for instructors. Whether in print or in digital format, Norton Critical Editions provide all the resources students need.

• Reihe: Norton Critical Editions
• Themen: Biographie, Literatur und Literaturwissenschaft Geschichte und Kritik
• ISBN: 9780393933987
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 09.02.2021
• Größe: 233 x 179 mm
• Verlag: WW Norton & Co
• Übersetzung: Dennis Washburn
• Herausgegeben von: Dennis Washburn