Description |
1 online resource (x, 269 pages) : illustrations |
Contents |
Introduction -- The Ise stories = Ise monogatari -- Appendix 1: Principal characters, commentators, and commentaries -- Appendix 2: Family tree of principal characters |
Summary |
Ise monogatari is one of classical Japan's most important texts. It influenced other literary court romances like The Tale of Genji and inspired artists, playwrights, and poets throughout Japanese history and to the present day. In a series of 125 loosely connected episodes, the Ise tells the story of a famous lover, Captain Ariwara no Narihira (825-880), and his romantic encounters with women throughout Japan. Each episode centers on an exchange of love poems designed to demonstrate wit, sensitivity, and "courtliness."Joshua Mostow and Royall Tyler present a fresh, contemporary translation of this classic work, together with a substantial commentary for each episode. The commentary explores how the text has been read in the past and identifies not only the point of each episode, but also the full range of historical interpretations, many of which shaped the use of the Ise in later literary and visual arts. The book includes reproductions from a version of the 1608 Saga-bon printed edition of the Ise, the volume that established Ise iconography for the entire Edo period (1600-1868) |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-257) and indexes |
Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Selections in Japanese followed by English translations |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
SUBJECT |
Ise monogatari. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr00029821
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Ise monogatari fast |
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Ise monogatari. idszbz |
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Ise monogatari. nli |
Subject |
LITERARY COLLECTIONS -- General.
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Erzählung.
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Lyrik.
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Klassisches Japanisch.
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Literature.
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Genre/Form |
poetry.
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Poetry
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Poetry.
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Poésie.
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Tyler, Royall
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Mostow, Joshua S., 1957-
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ISBN |
9780824837662 |
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0824837665 |
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0824834291 |
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9780824834296 |
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0824834518 |
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9780824834517 |
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