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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: James McMullen (Fellow Emeritus, Fellow Emeritus, Pembroke and St. Antony's Colleges, University of Oxford)Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 13.70cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 20.80cm Weight: 0.386kg ISBN: 9780190654986ISBN 10: 0190654988 Pages: 328 Publication Date: 13 June 2019 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order ![]() Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviews"""This volume presents a kaleidoscope of perspectives on Genji monogatari. The degree of abstraction implicit in its mandated philosophical approach makes patterns more apparent in the text. The immense variety of those patterns and their interlocking quality are dazzling. As the lens shifts from ""space"" to ""exteriority/interiority"" to ""gender,"" it is almost as though a different novel appears... the uniformly high level of literary quality in all the essays makes this work a pleasurable read. All in all, this work admirably fulfi lls its goal of providing a philosophical exploration of Genji monogatari."" -- Journal of Japanese Studies" This volume presents a kaleidoscope of perspectives on Genji monogatari. The degree of abstraction implicit in its mandated philosophical approach makes patterns more apparent in the text. The immense variety of those patterns and their interlocking quality are dazzling. As the lens shifts from space to exteriority/interiority to gender, it is almost as though a different novel appears... the uniformly high level of literary quality in all the essays makes this work a pleasurable read. All in all, this work admirably fulfi lls its goal of providing a philosophical exploration of Genji monogatari. * Journal of Japanese Studies * Author InformationJames McMullen, a Fellow of the British Academy, is a specialist on the history of Confucianism in Japan. He began his teaching career at the University of Toronto and is currently a Fellow Emeritus at Pembroke and St Antony's Colleges in the University of Oxford. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |