SENJI - 小説・エッセイ 1

Written centuries before the time of Shakespeare and even Chaucer, The Tale of Genji marks the birth of the novel-and after more than a millennium, this seminal work continues to enchant readers throughout the world. Lady Murasaki Shikibu and her tale's hero, Prince Genji, have had an unmatched i……続きを見る

This masterly translation by Edward G Seidensticker, first published in 1976 with an informative Introduction, does not attempt to supplant Waley's, but rather to reflect with more accuracy and with less elaboration the work that Lady Murasaki actually created while in the service of the empress A……続きを見る