The Tale of Genji 英文原版
- 作者
- 出版社 Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- 出版时间 2011年6月
- ISBN 9780679417385
- 定价 243.40
内容简介
IntheearlyeleventhcenturyMurasakiShikibu，aladyintheHeiancourtofJapan，wrotewhatmanyconsidertobetheworld’sfirstnovel，morethanthreecenturiesbeforeChaucer.TheHeianera(794—1185)isrecognizedasoneoftheverygreatestperiodsinJapaneseliterature，andTheTaleofGenjiisnotonlytheunquestionedprosemasterpieceofthatperiodbutalsothemostlivelyandabsorbingaccountwehaveoftheintricate，exquisite，highlyorderedcourtculturethatmadesuchamasterpiecepossible.Genjiisthefavoritesonoftheemperorbutalsoamanofdangerouslypassionateimpulses.Inhishighlyrefinedworld，whereeverydallianceisanactofpoliticalconsequence，hisshiftingalliancesandsecretloveaffairscreategreatturmoilandverynearlydestroyhim.EdwardSeidensticker’stranslationofLadyMurasaki’ssplendidromancehasbeenhonoredthroughouttheEnglish-speakingworldforitsfluency，scholarlydepth，anddeepliterarytactandsensitivity.(BookJacketStatus：Jacketed)
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