Murasaki Shikibu: The Tale of Genji

Name: Murasaki Shikibu: The Tale of Genji
Brand: Richard Bowring
SKU: 9780521539753
Price: 31.20 GBP
Availability: InStock

by Richard Bowring

Title:

Author:

Richard Bowring

Series (if any):

Landmarks of World Literature (New)

Format:

Paperback

Number of pages:

122 pages, 1 Tables, unspecified; 1 Line drawings, unspecified

Publisher:

Cambridge University Press

ISBN-13:

9780521539753

EAN:

9780521539753

Classifications:

Anthologies (non-poetry)

Weight (g):

278

Dimensions (mm):

204 x 131 x 8

Publication Country:

United Kingdom

Language:

English

Condition:

New

Price:£31.20

1 copies in stock

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Description

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.