Tale genji uji chapters (13 Ergebnisse)

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Hardcover. Zustand: new. Hardcover. The Tale of Genji, which consists of fifty-four chapters, is considered the oldest extant novel in the history of literature. Since the Japanese noblewoman Murasaki Shikibu gave birth to this masterpiece in the early eleventh century, its timeless beauty has fascinated readers for generations, not only in the author's homeland but also in numerous countries throughout the world.This romance is set in the stable aristocratic society of Japan's Heian Period, which began in the late eighth century and endured for almost four hundred years.The first forty-four chapters focus mainly on the life of Genji, and the remaining chapters continue after his death, with the main action of the story shifting from central Kyoto to Uji, a tranquil village in the outer part of eastern Kyoto, where noblemen of that time owned their villas. These later chapters are called "Uji Jujo (10 chapters in Uji)." Accompanied by commentary leaflet in Japanese by Hijiya Kazuyuki (10 pages; 20 cm) entitled: Uji jaujao no haikei = The tale of Genji, the Uji chapters prologue. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Zustand: new. Hardcover. The Tale of Genji, which consists of fifty-four chapters, is considered the oldest extant novel in the history of literature. Since the Japanese noblewoman Murasaki Shikibu gave birth to this masterpiece in the early eleventh century, its timeless beauty has fascinated readers for generations, not only in the author's homeland but also in numerous countries throughout the world.This romance is set in the stable aristocratic society of Japan's Heian Period, which began in the late eighth century and endured for almost four hundred years.The first forty-four chapters focus mainly on the life of Genji, and the remaining chapters continue after his death, with the main action of the story shifting from central Kyoto to Uji, a tranquil village in the outer part of eastern Kyoto, where noblemen of that time owned their villas. These later chapters are called "Uji Jujo (10 chapters in Uji)." Accompanied by commentary leaflet in Japanese by Hijiya Kazuyuki (10 pages; 20 cm) entitled: Uji jaujao no haikei = The tale of Genji, the Uji chapters prologue. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Zustand: Good. 8vo. 384 pp. Red cloth. Very good with toning in text block. Text in Japanese. First edition.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good+. Limited Edition. :: Published exclusively for subscribers to The Collector's Library of The World's Best-Loved Books :: Generally considered the great masterpiece of Japanese prose, written in Kyoto probably in the early eleventh century by a Japanese noblewoman. :: Bound in full deep plum-colored leather, front and rear boards decorated with gilt design of fans and waves / scales. Title, author, and publisher lettered upon the four-hubbed spine in gilt, with continuation of decorative theme. All edges textblock gilt. Moire endpapers. Octavo (9 3/8 x 6 3/8 inches; 239 x 162 millimeters). 307 pages. Condition: Very Good+. A few very small stains. Lovely copy, still crisp upon opening. Yamamoto Shunsh? (Illustrations); Miki Nagano (Chapter Title Calligraphy) (illustrator). …