Genji & Heike - (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Renowned translator Helen Craig McCullough has selected representative portions of these two major classical Japanese works with a view to shaping the abridgments into coherent, aesthetically acceptable wholes.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Renowned translator Helen Craig McCullough has selected representative portions of these two major classical Japanese works with a view to shaping the abridgments into coherent, aesthetically acceptable wholes.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>"This work is very welcome as a textbook in college courses on premodern Japanese literature. . . . McCullough is truly in her element when it comes to the Heike. Her introduction to this text consists of a thorough but efficient explanation of a complex historical situation and an excellent account of the textual history of a tale that had its origins in oral literature. Her translation of the complete work is a classic. General; undergraduate."--Choice<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>This work is very welcome as a textbook in college courses on premodern Japanese literature. . . . McCullough is truly in her element when it comes to the <i>Heike</i>. Her introduction to this text consists of a thorough but efficient explanation of a complex historical situation and an excellent account of the textual history of a tale that had its origins in oral literature. Her translation of the complete work is a classic. General; undergraduate.--<i>Choice</i><br>
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