Japanese Literature: Tale of Genji
Online Text
Maruzen eBook Library (MeL) holds ebook edition of 源氏物語 (the Tale of Genji) from 新日本古典文学大系19 (岩波書店). Easy Navigating Manual for MeL is below.
JapanKnowledge database includes 源氏物語 from 新編日本古典文学全集 20 (小学館).
- Click Book Shelf in the top bar
- Select Japanese Classical Literature
- In Genre, select "物語"
- Scroll down to "18 源氏物語" and click the title.
青空文庫 includes 与謝野晶子 version of 源氏物語.
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Books about the Tale of Genji
To find books about Genji monigatari (the tale of Genji), use subject heading search. On Basic Search screen in InfoHawk+, try this subject heading Murasaki Shikibu, b. 978? Genji monogatari.
Or, if you want to limit your search to English materials, switch to Advanced Search screen and select Subject field with the same subject heading and set the Language limit to English.
Other Subject Headings you might want to try:
- Japanese literature --
Heian period, 794-1185 -- History and criticism. - Women authors, Japanese -- (Heian period, 794-1185)
Murasaki Shikibu , b.978?
Tale of Genji related materials
- Asaki yumemishi : Genji monogatari = The tale of Genji / Yamato Waki ; translated by Stuart Atkin and Yoko Toyozaki.
- Bilingual edition of Asaki Yumemishi (あさきゆめみし), the classic manga adaptation of The tale of Genji. The library holds the original Japanese edition as well.
- Noh Theatre: The Tale of Genji Excerpts (Creative Arts Television, 1957) 27 minutes
- "Excerpts from the Japanese dance-drama Noh play "Tale of Genji", from the 14th century, performed by Tatsuo Minagawa,Tei Ko, Shizu Nakamura, and Yuki Shimoda, with commentary by the leading Japanese scholar Donald Keene. The performance is in Japanese, with English explanation.
The Tale of Genji Scrolls
Replicas of the Tale of Genji scrolls (miniature version) are available in UI Special Collections. If you'd like to know how to handle real Japanese scrolls, check out this online tutorial from the Freer and Sackler Gallery on YouTube: Safe Handling Practices for Japanese Handscrolls
- Kokuhō Genji monogatari emaki [art reproduction] : Gotō-bon / 國寶源氏物語繪卷 [art reproduction] : 五島本 Special Collections ND1059.6.G4 G46 2013
- Genji monogatari emaki / 源氏物語繪卷 Special Collections ND1059.6.G4 G465 2003
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Kyōto Genji monogatari chizu 京都源氏物語地図 (In Japanese Only)
Call Number: UI Main Library Japanese Collection PL788.4.G43 K96 2007ISBN: 4784213724