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Tyler Royall |
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Titolo |
The disaster of the third princess : essays on the tale of Genji / / Royall Tyler |
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Canberra, Australian Capital Territory : , : ANU Press, , 2009 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (252 pages) |
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Collana |
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Asian studies series ; ; Volume 1 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Japanese literature - To 1600 - History and criticism |
Japan Social life and customs 794-1185 History |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Foreword; Introduction; An overview of the essays; Genji's rise and the collapse of his world; Reader orientations and incommensurable views; Genji's position in the tale; Reflections on Part Three; Genji and Murasaki: Between Love and Pride; Perceptions of Murasaki; Jealousy and self-affirmation; The child Murasaki; Murasaki's marriage; The crisis over Akashi; Asagao: the question of Genji's motive; Asagao: the scene between Genji and Murasaki; Suzaku's daughter: preliminary remarks; The Third Princess and Murasaki; Decorum and discretion concerning Genji's motives |
Concluding reflections on the case of AsukaiSagoromo's enthronement; Conclusion; Feminine Veils over Visions of the Male; Men wish a man were a woman; Women wish a male were female; The hypothesis of imperial beauty; The watching man adopts a woman's gaze; Women see the man as a woman more beautiful than any woman; Men admiring a man; Further reflections on the feminine veil in erotic scenes; Distribution of the feminine veil outside and inside Genji; Abbreviations; Works cited |
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