Tämä sivusto käyttää evästeitä palvelujen toimittamiseen, toiminnan parantamiseen, analytiikkaan ja (jos et ole kirjautunut sisään) mainostamiseen. Käyttämällä LibraryThingiä ilmaiset, että olet lukenut ja ymmärtänyt käyttöehdot ja yksityisyydensuojakäytännöt. Sivujen ja palveluiden käytön tulee olla näiden ehtojen ja käytäntöjen mukaista.
"Step into a story of life and love in Kyoto's 10th century royal court. Tale of Genji tells the story of Prince Genji, the passionate heir to the Chrysanthemum Throne. Handsome, romantic, and talented in the art of seduction, Prince Genji skillfully navigates the court and all its intrigues-always in search of love and often finding it. His story is the oldest and most famous tale of romance in the annals of Japanese literature and, as a representation of passion and romance, remains beyond compare. In this beautifully illustrated edition, Genji's story comes alive as readers experience: His birth in the royal court to Kiritsubo, who comes to represent Genji's ideal of female beauty and grace. His lifelong unhealthy obsession with Fujitsubo, one of the emperor's lovers and mother to Genji's son Reizei. His romantic life with Lady Murasaki, Fujitsubo's beautiful niece and Genji's favored lover. Taken with him at first she becomes wary of his motivations but she becomes the true love of Genji's life. Lady Murasaki Shikibu wrote this story some 500 years before Shakespeare put pen to paper. It is acknowledged to be the world's very first novel, and English-speaking readers can now experience the story in manga style for the first time. Superbly illustrated and retold, this visual take on Japan's most important classic offers an intimate look at the social mores and intrigues in the Heian-era court of medieval Japan, and Prince Genji's representation as the ideal male courtier"--… (lisätietoja)
Literature's original fuckboy gets to bring his bed-hopping and human-trafficking lifestyle to the graphic novel format.
I bought the original book for a college course back in the 1980s, but I never read it through, just flipping through it for the parts I needed for class. It seemed dull. This adaptation cements that impression.
But I don't think I was aware what a creep Genji is, kidnapping and adopting young girls and grooming them to become sexual partners on top of his general infidelity. This is a boring day-to-day soap opera of way too many characters crushing on and sexually harassing or raping others. The art is okay, but sometimes it was hard to distinguish between the many too-similar characters. Too often I'd think, which mopey, horny guy in a robes and a hat is this one again? ( )
Tiedot englanninkielisestä Yhteisestä tiedosta.Muokkaa kotoistaaksesi se omalle kielellesi.
In this introduction I will consider some of the aspects involved in making our manga version of The Tale of Genji. [Introduction]
In the reign of a certain emperor there was a Lady Kiritsubo who, though not of the first rank, the emperor loved more than the others.
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Tiedot englanninkielisestä Yhteisestä tiedosta.Muokkaa kotoistaaksesi se omalle kielellesi.
Soon after this the great Genji passed away. His children and friends mourned him deeply and wondered who would take his place, in what shape the court would carry on . . . But, no matter how it might leave us feeling troubled or incomplete, all stories must end . . . and the tale of Genji ends here.
"Step into a story of life and love in Kyoto's 10th century royal court. Tale of Genji tells the story of Prince Genji, the passionate heir to the Chrysanthemum Throne. Handsome, romantic, and talented in the art of seduction, Prince Genji skillfully navigates the court and all its intrigues-always in search of love and often finding it. His story is the oldest and most famous tale of romance in the annals of Japanese literature and, as a representation of passion and romance, remains beyond compare. In this beautifully illustrated edition, Genji's story comes alive as readers experience: His birth in the royal court to Kiritsubo, who comes to represent Genji's ideal of female beauty and grace. His lifelong unhealthy obsession with Fujitsubo, one of the emperor's lovers and mother to Genji's son Reizei. His romantic life with Lady Murasaki, Fujitsubo's beautiful niece and Genji's favored lover. Taken with him at first she becomes wary of his motivations but she becomes the true love of Genji's life. Lady Murasaki Shikibu wrote this story some 500 years before Shakespeare put pen to paper. It is acknowledged to be the world's very first novel, and English-speaking readers can now experience the story in manga style for the first time. Superbly illustrated and retold, this visual take on Japan's most important classic offers an intimate look at the social mores and intrigues in the Heian-era court of medieval Japan, and Prince Genji's representation as the ideal male courtier"--
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I bought the original book for a college course back in the 1980s, but I never read it through, just flipping through it for the parts I needed for class. It seemed dull. This adaptation cements that impression.
But I don't think I was aware what a creep Genji is, kidnapping and adopting young girls and grooming them to become sexual partners on top of his general infidelity. This is a boring day-to-day soap opera of way too many characters crushing on and sexually harassing or raping others. The art is okay, but sometimes it was hard to distinguish between the many too-similar characters. Too often I'd think, which mopey, horny guy in a robes and a hat is this one again? (