The tale of Genji
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| Availability | This resource is freely available, you should be able to download it now. |
| Languages | English |
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Encoding format: COCOA markup references used ~ for long vowel after a character (eg. Rokujo~) $ for acute accent after a character (eg. Ide$) % for diaresis (eg. nai%ve) * for notes + for unknown poets # for different manuscripts -- for em dash _ for opening and closing of italic fonts " for speech ' for quotations End of line hyphens retained |
| LC keywords | Fiction -- Japan -- 11th century |
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| Creation Date | [2000] |
| Source Description | The tale of Genji / Murasaki Shikibu ; translated with an introduction by Edward G. Seidensticker Murasaki Shikibu, b. 978? tr. Seidensticker, Edward, 1921- : 1st Tuttle ed. 2 v. : ill. ; 25 cm. Charles E. Tuttle Tokyo: 1978, c1976 (1987 printing) |
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Mode of access: Online. OTA website Title proper taken from electronic text An epic novel concerning the life and intrigues of the fictitional Prince Genji, who is the son of the emperor and Kiritsubo, his concubine. The Tale is generally regarded as an accurate portrayal of aristocratic life in the middle of the Heian period (794-1195 A.D.) Deposited along with the original Japanese text (Text 2246 in the Archive) Improved version of Text 1384 in which errors have been identified and ammended |
