"Tales of Ise (Ise monogatari)" is traditionally identified as one of the most important Japanese literary texts of the Heian period (794 1185). Since its enshrinement in the classical literary canon as early as the eleventh century, the work has also been the object of intensive study and extensive commentary. Its idiosyncratic form 125 loosely connected episodes recounting the life and loves of an anonymous courtier and mysterious authorship have provoked centuries of explication.
Jamie Newhard s study skillfully combines primary-source research with a theoretically framed analysis,...
"Tales of Ise (Ise monogatari)" is traditionally identified as one of the most important Japanese literary texts of the Heian period (794 1185). Si...
