{"product_id":"love-after-the-tale-of-charo-b-detcheverry-9780674025073","title":"Love After the Tale of Genji: Rewriting the World of the Shining Prince","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe eleventh-century masterpiece \u003ci\u003eThe Tale of Genji\u003c\/i\u003e casts a long shadow across the literary terrain of the Heian period (794-1185). It has dominated critical and popular reception of Heian literary production and become the definitive expression of the aesthetics, poetics, and politics of life in the Heian court. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But the brilliance of \u003ci\u003eGenji\u003c\/i\u003e has eclipsed the works of later Heian authors, who have since been displaced from the canon and relegated to critical obscurity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Charo B. D'Etcheverry calls for a reevaluation of late Heian fiction by shedding new light upon this undervalued body of work. D'Etcheverry examines three representative texts--\u003ci\u003eThe Tale of Sagoromo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Tale of the Hamamatsu Middle Counselor\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNezame at Night--\u003c\/i\u003eas legitimate heirs to the literary legacy of \u003ci\u003eGenji\u003c\/i\u003e and as valuable indexes to the literary tastes and readerly expectations that evolved over the Heian period. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Balancing careful analyses of plot, character, and motif with keen insights into the cultural and political milieu of the late Heian period, D'Etcheverry argues that we should read such works not as mere derivatives of a canonical text, but as dynamic fictional commentaries and variations upon the tropes and subplots that continue to resonate with readers of \u003ci\u003eGenji\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charo B. D'Etcheverry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0674025075\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674025073\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.26h x 6.35w x 0.88d","brand":"Charo B. D'Etcheverry","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49096689254655,"sku":"9780674025073","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/love-after-the-tale-of-charo-b-detcheverry-9780674025073","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}