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This Norton Critical Edition includes:

  • Dennis Washburn's acclaimed and unabridged translation of Murasaki Shikibu's eleventh-century literary masterpiece, widely considered the world's first novel.
  • Editorial matter by Dennis Washburn.
  • Fourteen background selections-from the eleventh-century The Daughter of Sugawara no Takasue to Virginia Woolf-carefully selected to increase the reader's understanding and appreciation of this nuanced and vibrant work.
  • Nine critical essays on The Tale of Genji's central themes.
  • An index of songs and poetry, three chronologies, and a selected bibliography.

About the Series

Read by more than 12 million students over fifty-five years, Norton Critical Editions set the standard for apparatus that is right for undergraduate readers. The three-part format-annotated text, contexts, and criticism-helps students to better understand, analyze, and appreciate the literature, while opening a wide range of teaching possibilities for instructors. Whether in print or in digital format, Norton Critical Editions provide all the resources students need.

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