The Tale of Genji (源氏物語) by Murasaki Shikibu - translated by Royall Tyler

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Contents
00:00:00 Opening Remarks
00:01:56 Welcome
00:06:05 Discovering the Genji
00:11:49 Reading the Genji
00:17:59 Note-taking
00:25:54 Things Genji Anticipates
00:26:43 Plot Summary
00:32:23 Choosing a Translation
00:42:47 Excerpts from Experts
01:13:29 3 Key Japanese Concepts
01:19:54 The Flavor of the Genji
01:30:10 4 Notable Scenes

Bibliography
"Heian Holiday" by Michael Dirda
The New Lifetime Reading Plan by Clifton Fadiman & John S. Major
The Novel: An Alternative History by Steven Moore
Genji Days by Edward G. Seidensticker
Seeds in the Heart by Donald Keene
The Bridge of Dreams: A Poetics of The Tale of Genji by Hatsuo Shirane
Genius by Harold Bloom
The Norton Anthology of World Literature
"The Tale of Genji: What makes a compelling literary translation?" by Dylan MacNeil: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/tale-g...
"The Tale of Genji: A Translation Comparison" by Dylan MacNeil:   / tale-genji-translation-comparison-dylan-ma...  

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