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Murasaki Shikibu's the Tale of Genji
Murasaki Shikibu's the Tale of Genji: Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations | Harold Bloom
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A book in the series Bloom's Modern Critical Views, a gathering of a representative selection of the best contemporary criticism of the poets, novelists, essayists, & playwrights of the Western world who are most widely studied & read. This volume discusses The Tale of Genji, written during the period of Heian Japan (794-1185) by a court lady, Murasaki Shikibu. The novel depicts courtly life in medieval Japan & spans about 70 years. The tale concerns Prince Genji & the many women he encounters -- their feelings, experiences, & fates -- as well as the lives of his children & grandchildren. The central work of Japanese literature, The Tale of Genji's universal themes of love, ambition, & resentment continue to attract modern readers all over the world.
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Murasaki Shikibu's the Tale of Genji: Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations | Harold Bloom
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Post 1 of 2; It seems we weren‘t the only ones to observe glimpses of homoeroticism in Kaoru.

#Genji

tagged users iconDaisey, Lindy, batsy
Lindy Interesting. 6y
batsy Oh, that's fascinating to me. I missed some of this subtext, I think. 6y
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Murasaki Shikibu's the Tale of Genji: Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations | Harold Bloom
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Post 2 of 2; This essay from Doris G. Bargen compares the “Genji monogatari” & Proust‘s “A la recherche du temps perdu”, as well as the myth of Phaidra & Hippolytos. It‘s fascinating!

(Sorry if this is terribly hard to read.) #Genji

tagged users iconDaisey, Lindy, batsy
Daisey Thanks for sharing! 6y
Lindy This business of father-figure attachment was not on my radar when I was reading the Kaoru chapters #Genji, even though Genji‘s mother-figure attachment was clear in the early chapters. 6y
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Murasaki Shikibu's the Tale of Genji: Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations | Harold Bloom
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When my husband brought my hold home from the library, his comment was, “I don‘t think anyone has even opened this book before.” #daretobedifferent

Now that I‘ve finished The Tale of Genji, I‘m really looking forward to diving into these essays on the world‘s first novel. #Genji

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Lindy You go! 6y
LeahBergen Cool! Now, what was the book of Harold Bloom‘s essays called that I read years ago? 🤔 6y
LeahBergen Found it!
[tagged book]The Western Canon
6y
saresmoore @LeahBergen Ooh, that sounds very interesting. Do you remember liking it? 6y
batsy Oooh! Love it 👏🏽 6y
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