The Tale of Genji A Visual Companion by Melissa Mccormick 9780691188751 0691188750

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• ISBN 10: 0691188750
• ISBN 13: 9780691188751
• Author: Melissa Mccormick 

An illustrated guide to one of the most enduring masterworks of world literature Written in the eleventh century by the Japanese noblewoman Murasaki Shikibu, The Tale of Genji is a masterpiece of prose and poetry that is widely considered the world’s first novel. Melissa McCormick provides a unique companion to Murasaki’s tale that combines discussions of all fifty-four of its chapters with paintings and calligraphy from the Genji Album (1510) in the Harvard Art Museums, the oldest dated set of Genji illustrations known to exist. In this book, the album’s colorful painting and calligraphy leaves are fully reproduced for the first time, followed by McCormick’s insightful essays that analyze the Genji story and the album’s unique combinations of word and image. This stunning compendium also includes English translations and Japanese transcriptions of the album’s calligraphy, enabling a holistic experience of the work for readers today. In an introduction to the volume, McCormick tells the fascinating stories of the individuals who created the Genji Album in the sixteenth century, from the famous court painter who executed the paintings and the aristocrats who brushed the calligraphy to the work’s warrior patrons and the poet-scholars who acted as their intermediaries. Beautifully illustrated, this book serves as an invaluable guide for readers interested in The Tale of Genji, Japanese literature, and the captivating visual world of Japan’s most celebrated work of fiction.

Table contents:

1 The Lady of the Paulownia-Courtyard Chambers
2 Broom Cypress
3 A Molted Cicada Shell
4 The Lady of the Evening Faces
5 Little Purple Gromwell
6 The Safflower
7 An Imperial Celebration of Autumn Foliage
8 A Banquet Celebrating Cherry Blossoms
9 Leaves of Wild Ginger
10 A Branch of Sacred Evergreen
11 The Lady at the Villa of Scattering Orange Blossoms
12 Exile to Suma
13 The Lady at Akashi
14 Channel Markers
15 A Ruined Villa of Tangled Gardens
16 The Barrier Gate
17 A Contest of Illustrations
18 Wind in the Pines
19 A Thin Veil of Clouds
20 Bellflowers
21 Maidens of the Dance
22 A Lovely Garland
23 First Song of Spring
24 Butterflies
25 Fireflies
26 Wild Pinks
27 Cresset Fires
28 An Autumn Tempest
29 An Imperial Excursion
30 Mistflowers
31 A Beloved Pillar of Cypress
32 A Branch of Plum
33 Shoots of Wisteria Leaves
34 Early Spring Greens: Part One
35 Early Spring Greens: Part Two
36 The Oak Tree
37 The Transverse Flute
38 Bell Crickets
39 Evening Mist
40 Rites of the Sacred Law
41 Spirit Summoner
42 The Fragrant Prince
43 Red Plum
44 Bamboo River
45 The Divine Princess at Uji Bridge
46 At the Foot of the Oak Tree
47 A Bowknot Tied in Maiden’s Loops
48 Early Fiddlehead Greens
49 Trees Encoiled in Vines of Ivy
50 A Hut in the Eastern Provinces
51 A Boat Cast Adrift
52 Ephemerids
53 Practicing Calligraphy
54 A Floating Bridge in a Dream

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