1st Edition
Ochikubo Monogatari or The Tale of the Lady Ochikubo A Tenth Century Japanese Novel
Edited By Wilfrid Whitehouse
Copyright 1934
260 Pages
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Routledge
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Routledge
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The Tale of the Lady Ochikubo dates from the last quarter of the tenth century. It is therefore one of the earliest of that long line of monogatari which are a special part of Japanese literature from the Heian Era. Ochikubo is the first novel: here for the first time is a vivid and realistic chronicle of life, related with a wealth of natural dialogue. In no story of the Heian Era are there so... Read more
Foreword. The Tale. Book I. Book II. Book III. Book IV. Appendix I: A Few Notes on the Tale i) The Title ii) The Author iii) The Date iv) Ochikubo Monogatari and the Literature of the Heian Era. Appendix II A Short Note on the Political Organisation in the Heian Era.
Biography
Wilfrid Whitehouse
