{"product_id":"_the-tale-of-genji_-a-visual-companion-9780691172682","title":"_the Tale of Genji_: A Visual Companion","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn illustrated guide to one of the most enduring masterworks of world literature\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten in the eleventh century by the Japanese noblewoman Murasaki Shikibu, \u003ci\u003eThe Tale of Genji\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterpiece of prose and poetry that is widely considered the world's first novel. Melissa McCormick provides a unique companion to Murasaki's tale that combines discussions of all fifty-four of its chapters with paintings and calligraphy from the \u003ci\u003eGenji Album\u003c\/i\u003e (1510) in the Harvard Art Museums, the oldest dated set of \u003ci\u003eGenji\u003c\/i\u003e illustrations known to exist. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this book, the album's colorful painting and calligraphy leaves are fully reproduced for the first time, followed by McCormick's insightful essays that analyze the \u003ci\u003eGenji\u003c\/i\u003e story and the album's unique combinations of word and image. This stunning compendium also includes English translations and Japanese transcriptions of the album's calligraphy, enabling a holistic experience of the work for readers today. In an introduction to the volume, McCormick tells the fascinating stories of the individuals who created the \u003ci\u003eGenji Album\u003c\/i\u003e in the sixteenth century, from the famous court painter who executed the paintings and the aristocrats who brushed the calligraphy to the work's warrior patrons and the poet-scholars who acted as their intermediaries. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeautifully illustrated, this book serves as an invaluable guide for readers interested in \u003ci\u003eThe Tale of Genji\u003c\/i\u003e, Japanese literature, and the captivating visual world of Japan's most celebrated work of fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMelissa McCormick\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Japanese Art and Culture and Harvard College Professor at Harvard University. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eTosa Mitsunobu and the Small Scroll in Medieval Japan\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50503683440914,"sku":"9780691172682","price":54.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e0b71f22-6cac-4810-bfb9-de99d03ed200.jpg?v=1730795574","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/_the-tale-of-genji_-a-visual-companion-9780691172682","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}