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EAL248: The Tale of Genji & the Pillow Book: Library Session

Spring 2013, T. Rohlich - A guide for students who need to locate secondary sources on the Tale of Genji and/or the Pillow Book

Reference Books about the Tale of Genji

Genji Monogatari Zuten 源氏物語図典
Call Number: SC Neilson East Asian/4 Core PL788.4.G43 A45 1997
ISBN: 409362061X
Publication Date: 1997.
Beautiful reference books. Lineages, relationships, images of buildings, clothing, hairstyles, birds and plants that appear in the Tale of Genji. Also, colors and color combinations.

Easy Reading Books

日本の歴史パノラマ絵地図〈2〉奈良~平安時代
Call Number: SC Neilson East Asian Language/4 Core G2356.S1 T37 2005 v.2
ISBN: 4052021398
Publication Date: 4052021398
This book has clear recreations of what the city of Kyoto looked like during the Heian period and also depictions of what the inside of palaces looked.
週刊光る源氏
Call Number: AC Frost Stacks PL788.4.G43 S48 1998
ISBN: 4931440096
The goal of this book/magazine is to use the weekly magazine format to make the Tale of Genji more understandable. Learn all about Hikaru Genji - his loves, his complexes... Lots of manga drawings and helpful charts and synopses.
Asakiyumemishi The Tale of Genji
Call Number: SC Neilson Stacks PL788.4.G43 Y36 2000
ISBN: 4770027001
Publication Date: 2000
4 vol. Bilingual manga of the Tale of Genji.

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Subjects: East Asian Languages & Cultures, East Asian Studies / see EALC, Japanese, Korean

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Subjects: East Asian Languages & Cultures

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