{"product_id":"the-tale-of-genji-michael-emmerich-9780231162722","title":"The Tale of Genji: Translation, Canonization, and World Literature","description":"Michael Emmerich thoroughly revises the conventional narrative of the early modern and modern history of \u003ci\u003eThe Tale of Genji\u003c\/i\u003e. Exploring iterations of the work from the 1830s to the 1950s, he demonstrates how translations and the global circulation of discourse they inspired turned \u003ci\u003eThe Tale of Genji\u003c\/i\u003e into a widely read classic, reframing our understanding of its significance and influence and of the processes that have canonized the text. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEmmerich begins with an analysis of the lavishly produced best seller \u003ci\u003eNise Murasaki inaka Genji\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eA Fraudulent Murasaki's Bumpkin Genji, 1829-1842\u003c\/i\u003e), an adaptation of \u003ci\u003eGenji\u003c\/i\u003e written and designed by Ryutei Tanehiko, with pictures by the great print artist Utagawa Kunisada. He argues that this work introduced \u003ci\u003eGenji\u003c\/i\u003e to a popular Japanese audience and created a new mode of reading. He then considers movable-type editions of \u003ci\u003eInaka Genji\u003c\/i\u003e from 1888 to 1928, connecting trends in print technology and publishing to larger developments in national literature and showing how the one-time best seller became obsolete. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe study subsequently traces \u003ci\u003eGenji\u003c\/i\u003e's reemergence as a classic on a global scale, following its acceptance into the canon of world literature before the text gained popularity in Japan. It concludes with \u003ci\u003eGenji\u003c\/i\u003e's becoming a \"national classic\" during World War II and reviews an important postwar challenge to reading the work after it attained this status. Through his sustained critique, Emmerich upends scholarship on Japan's preeminent classic while remaking theories of world literature, continuity, and community.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Emmerich\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0231162723\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780231162722\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.50w x 1.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e PROSE - Honorable Mention\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2014","brand":"Michael Emmerich","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086434447615,"sku":"9780231162722","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c35ebbb9-a35e-424a-b617-5dba8c40a817.jpg?v=1769094652","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-tale-of-genji-michael-emmerich-9780231162722","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}