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Book SynopsisPresents a portrait of "The Tale of Genji's" reception and reproduction, taking into consideration a wide variety of genres from no plays to Genji paintings to the modern novel. This volume explores the popularization of the Genji, considering parody, pastiche, and re-creation in various popular and mass media.
Trade ReviewThis interesting book offers the most comprehensive history of the reception of the "Genji" Japan Times [A] rich anthology. Choice A thought-provoking study of a seminal work. -- Melinda Takeuchi Impressions
Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Note to the Reader 1. The Tale of Genji and the Dynamics of Cultural Production: Canonization and Popularization, by Haruo Shirane Part I. The Late Heian and Medieval Periods: Court Culture, Gender, and Representation 2. Figure and Facture in the Genji Scrolls: Text, Calligraphy, Paper, and Painting, by Yukio Lippit 3. The Tale of Genji and the Development of Female-Spirit No, by Reiko Yamanaka 4. Monochromatic Genji: The Hakubyo Tradition and Female Commentarial Culture, by Melissa McCormick 5. Genre Trouble: Medieval Commentaries and Canonization of The Tale of Genji, by Lewis Cook Part II. Late Medieval and Edo Periods: Warrior Society, Education, and Popular Culture 6. Didactic Readings of The Tale of Genji: Politics and Women's Education, by Haruki Ii 7. Genji Pictures from Momoyama Painting to Edo Ukiyo-e: Cultural Authority and New Horizons, by Keiko Nakamachi 8. The Splendor of Hybridity: Image and Text in Ryutei Tanehiko's Inaka Genji, by Michael Emmerich Part III. The Meiji, Taisho, and Prewar Showa Periods: National Literature, World Literature, and Imperial Japan 9. The Tale of Genji, National Literature, Language, and Modernism, by Tomi Suzuki 10. Wartime Japan, the Imperial Line, and The Tale of Genji, by Masaaki Kobayashi Part IV. The Postwar Showa and Heisei Periods: Visuality, Sexuality, and Mass Culture 11. The Tale of Genji in Postwar Film: Emperor, Aestheticism, and the Erotic, by Kazuhiro Tateishi 12. Sexuality, Gender, and The Tale of Genji in Modern Japanese Translations and Manga, by Yuika Kitamura Chapter Titles of The Tale of Genji Selected Bibliography on The Tale of Genji and Its Reception in English Contributors Index
