%0 Book %A Murasaki Shikibu, 978?- %E Washburn, Dennis C. 1954- %I W. W. Norton & Company %D 2015 %C New York ; London %G English %G Japanese %B Doris F. Condon Library Fund (Wellesley College) %@ 0393047873 %@ 9780393047875 %T The tale of Genji %7 First edition. %X "Murasaki Shikibu, born into the middle ranks of the aristocracy during the Heian Period (794-1185 CE), wrote The Tale of Genji--widely considered the world's first novel--during the early years of the eleventh century. Expansive, compelling, and sophisticated in its representation of ethical concerns and aesthetic ideals, Murasaki's tale came to occupy a central place in Japan's remarkable history of artistic achievement and is now recognized as a masterpiece of world literature." --