{"product_id":"envisioning-the-tale-of-genji-media-gender-and-cultural-production-paperback","title":"Envisioning the Tale of Genji: Media, Gender, and Cultural Production - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHaruo Shirane\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBringing together scholars from across the world, Haruo Shirane presents a fascinating portrait of \u003ci\u003eThe Tale of Genji\u003c\/i\u003e's reception and reproduction over the past thousand years. The essays examine the canonization of the work from the late Heian through the medieval, Edo, Meiji, Taisho, Showa, and Heisei periods, revealing its profound influence on a variety of genres and fields, including modern nation building. They also consider parody, pastiche, and re-creation of the text in various popular and mass media. Since the \u003ci\u003eGenji\u003c\/i\u003e was written by a woman for female readers, contributors also take up the issue of gender and cultural authority, looking at the novel's function as a symbol of Heian court culture and as an important tool in women's education. Throughout the volume, scholars discuss achievements in visualization, from screen painting and woodblock prints to \u003ci\u003emanga\u003c\/i\u003e and anime. Taking up such recurrent themes as cultural nostalgia, eroticism, and gender, this book is the most comprehensive history of the reception of \u003ci\u003eThe Tale of Genji\u003c\/i\u003e to date, both in the country of its origin and throughout the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaruo Shirane is Shincho Professor of Japanese Literature in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Columbia University. He is the author and editor of numerous books on Japanese literature, including \u003ci\u003eTraditional Japanese Literature: An Anthology, Beginnings to 1600\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eEarly Modern Japanese Literature: An Anthology, 1600-1900\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eClassical Japanese: A Grammar\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.7 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 28, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45302030565478,"sku":"9780231142373","price":81.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/SysrdU5TNE5HMWgyTTlSRkplb2cvUT09.webp?v=1773985833","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/envisioning-the-tale-of-genji-media-gender-and-cultural-production-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}