Shikibu Murasaki

Storia di Genji. Il principe splendente. Romanzo giapponese dell'XI secolo

Diario di Murasaki Shikibu. Murasaki Shikibu nikki

„Murasaki Shikibu urmăreşte intrigile erotice, urzelile de la Curte, căsătoriile politice, vârtejul de ușurătăți și lingușeli din jurul ei cu privirea atentă, uneori ironică, a unei Jane Austen” (The New Yorker). Volumul este însoțit de ilustrații în formă de evantaie rotunde, reprezentând momente din viața lui Genji și scene de la curtea imperială în Epoca Heian.

Povestea lui Genji

The Diary of Lady Murasaki records the daily life of the Heian era lady-in-waiting and writer, Murasaki Shikibu, author of The Tale of Genji. Most likely written between 1008 and 1010, the largest portion of the diary consists of descriptive passages of the birth of Empress Shoshi's (Akiko) children. Shorter vignettes chronicle the author's life at the Imperial court, interactions between imperial ladies-in-waiting and with court writers such as Izumi Shikibu, Akazome Emon and Sei Shonagon. The work was written in kana, then a newly developed writing system that brought vernacular Japanese from a spoken language to a written language.

The Diary of Lady Murasaki

Murasaki Shikibu

Lady Murasaki

Tuttle Publishing is proud to offer newly redesigned editions of some of Japan's greatest writers from medieval to modern times. Tuttle Classics of Japanese Literature are a vital and affordable introduction. Begin building your collection now!This biographical novel centers around the amorous exploits of Price Hikaru Genji, whose elegance and talent epitomized the values of Heian Japan, an era in which indigenous Japanese culture still held prominence over the Chinese culture that would come to dominate Japan. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

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