Appraising Genji: Literary Criticism and Cultural Anxiety in the Age of the ... - Patrick W. Caddeau - Google Books

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Considered by many to be the world s first novel, The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu is a masterpiece of narrative fiction rich in plot, character development, and compositional detail. The tale, written by a woman in service to Japan s imperial court…