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    Posted 9 years ago

    Pacificus
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    Nise Murasaki inaka Genji, translated variously as The Rustic Genji, False Murasaki and a Country Genji, or A Fraudulent Murasaki's Bumpkin Genji, is a late-Edo period Japanese literary parody of the Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu. The work, by Ry?tei Tanehiko (1783-1842) with illustrations by Utagawa Kunisada, was published in a woodblock edition between 1829 and 1842 by Senkakud?.

    The parody shifts the time-frame from the Heian period to the Muromachi period, and replaces inserted waka poetry with haiku.

    It was the best-selling example of the genre known as g?kan , a popular literary form that merged image with text. The plot centres on the outlandish adventures of Ashikaga Mitsuuji, second son of Ashikaga Yoshimasa, while seeking to recover a stolen sword, mirror, and poem, upon which the security of the realm depend. The preface to the first chapter intrdouces the character ?fuji, whose nickname is Murasaki Shikibu. In the preface to the tenth chapter, Tanehiko describes his own literary project.

    When I first began to write The Rustic Genji, an aged friend said to me: "You should try to the best of your ability to preserve the language of the original and not alter the story. It will probably then be of some use to young people who haven't read The Tale of Genji." But a young friend said, "You should vary the plot. Weave in effects from Kabuki and the puppet theatre. Surely there can't be anyone who hasn't read Genji."

    Digital copy:
    http://dl.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/2605080

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    1. racer4four racer4four, 9 years ago
      This might be a book to take to a local Japanese teacher - local High School or college? It looks fantastic.
    2. Pacificus Pacificus, 9 years ago

      Tried getting someone who speaks japanese read it but they said they couldn't because it was an older japanese language.
    3. racer4four racer4four, 9 years ago
      Pity! Maybe contact one of the Japanese museums by email with some pics? It would be great to know more!
    4. vetraio50 vetraio50, 9 years ago
      I have found another copy of the book online:

      http://dl.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/2605080
    5. vetraio50 vetraio50, 9 years ago
      Does CW do Japanese yet ?

      ??????. ????
    6. vetraio50 vetraio50, 9 years ago
      Nise Murasaki inaka Genji.

      Nise Murasaki inaka Genji, translated variously as The Rustic Genji, False Murasaki and a Country Genji, or A Fraudulent Murasaki's Bumpkin Genji, is a late-Edo period Japanese literary parody of the Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu.

      The work, by Ry?tei Tanehiko (1783-1842) with illustrations by Utagawa Kunisada, was published in a woodblock edition between 1829 and 1842 by Senkakud?.

      http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nise_Murasaki_inaka_Genji
    7. Pacificus Pacificus, 9 years ago
      Awesome! Thanks that was very helpful.
    8. vetraio50 vetraio50, 9 years ago
      My pleasure ... I have some news on the Latin manuscript too !
    9. kyratango kyratango, 9 years ago
      Vetraio, great search and solve!!!

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