The disaster of the third princess essays on the tale of Genji
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Canberra, Australian Capital Territory :
ANU Press
2009.
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| Series: | Asian studies series ;
Volume 1. |
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009430910906719 |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword; Introduction; An overview of the essays; Genji's rise and the collapse of his world; Reader orientations and incommensurable views; Genji's position in the tale; Reflections on Part Three; Genji and Murasaki: Between Love and Pride; Perceptions of Murasaki; Jealousy and self-affirmation; The child Murasaki; Murasaki's marriage; The crisis over Akashi; Asagao: the question of Genji's motive; Asagao: the scene between Genji and Murasaki; Suzaku's daughter: preliminary remarks; The Third Princess and Murasaki; Decorum and discretion concerning Genji's motives
- Concluding reflections on the case of AsukaiSagoromo's enthronement; Conclusion; Feminine Veils over Visions of the Male; Men wish a man were a woman; Women wish a male were female; The hypothesis of imperial beauty; The watching man adopts a woman's gaze; Women see the man as a woman more beautiful than any woman; Men admiring a man; Further reflections on the feminine veil in erotic scenes; Distribution of the feminine veil outside and inside Genji; Abbreviations; Works cited
