Envisioning the Tale of Genji: Media, Gender, and Cultural Production
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Envisioning The Tale of Genji. Media, Gender, and Cultural Production. Edited by Haruo Shirane. Columbia University Press. Envisioning The Tale of Genji. 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 .
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Return to Book Page. Envisioning the Tale of Genji: 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, Taisho, Showa, and Heisei periods, revealing its profound influence on a variety of genres and fi 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, Taisho, Showa, and Heisei periods, revealing its profound influence on a variety of genres and fields, including modern nation building. They also consider parody, pastiche, and re-creation of the text in various popular and mass media.
Envisioning the Tale of Genji : media, gender, and cultural production
Since the Genji was written by a woman for female readers, contributors also take up the issue of gender and cultural authority, looking at the novel's function as a symbol of Heian court culture and as an important tool in women's education. Throughout the volume, scholars discuss achievements in visualization, from screen painting and woodblock prints to manga and anime.
Taking up such recurrent themes as cultural nostalgia, eroticism, and gender, this book is the most comprehensive history of the reception of The Tale of Genji to date, both in the country of its origin and throughout the world. Paperback , pages. Published July 28th by Columbia University Press first published To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Envisioning the Tale of Genji , please sign up.
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Mar 31, Kim rated it liked it Shelves: Never heard of "Tale of Genji" according to Wiki, it's possibly the world's first modern novel! This volume explores the popularization of the Genji, considering parody, pastiche, and re-creation in various popular and mass media.
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