Article: 'TALE OF GENJI' EXHIBIT, EVENTS

Article: Playboy of the eastern world; "The Tale of Genji".
The Economist (US);  December 20, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... adventures nor epic journeys. Yet "The Tale of Genji" is in every way Japan's equivalent ... Japanese commentators point to "The Tale of Genji" and take great pride in emphasising how ... conferences and concerts. A line of Genji tea and Genji sweets is already on the ...

Article: All you need to know about the books you meant to read; THE TALE ...
The Independent - London;  September 28, 1996 ;     661 words ... ... summit of Japanese classical literature, Genji details both court and political life ... Kiritsubo to death. The boy is made Genji, or commoner, for his own protection. Much of the novel is consumed with Genji's pursuit of women. Among his many ...

Article: The tale of Murasaki Shikibu.(the world's first modern novelist ...
The Economist (US);  December 25, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... the love of well- born ladies. He was Genji, "the shining one", so dear to his ... Born in the first chapter of "The Tale of Genji", the prince reinvents himself as the ... natural father at all. Today, "The Tale of Genji" is acknowledged as the world's first ...

Article: IN JAPAN, 1,000-YEAR-OLD GENJI BECOMES A MODERN ...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  June 11, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... included his own adopted daughter. But Prince Genji is a central figure in Japanese culture ... the title character in ``The Tale of Genji,'' the nearly 1,000-year-old love ... greatest literary achievement. Yet if Prince Genji is an unusual cultural icon, his latest ...

Article: In 'Tale of Genji,' An Oedipus of the East
The Washington Post;  June 19, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... massive and episodic novel, "The Tale of Genji," is an unlikely source for an opera ... world premiere of Miki's "The Tale of Genji" last week (the production runs through ... of the rakish and heartbreaking Prince Genji), Miki and his collaborator, librettist ...

Article: Historic Japanese Samurai Swordfighting Adventure Arrives on ...
PR Newswire;  September 20, 2005 ;     700+ words ...Genji: Dawn of the Samurai Delivers Compelling ... America Inc. announced today the release of Genji: Dawn of the Samurai(TM), available ... Republic, Sony Computer Entertainment Japan, Genji: Dawn of the Samurai is an intense 3D single ...

Article: After 1,000 years, the spirit of 'Genji' lives on in Kyoto ...
International Herald Tribune;  January 6, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... 2009 After 1,000 years, the spirit of 'Genji' lives on in Kyoto A tale of love and ... noblewoman straight from "The Tale of Genji." The last year has been busier than ... some to be the world's first novel, "Genji" evokes particular pride in Japan's ...