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by James McMullen (Author)
The essays in this collection engage with Murasaki Shikibu’s The Tale Genji as a work of philosophical significance, analyzing the text from a wide range of perspectives. The essays touch on almost all branches of philosophy and engage with topics such as the exercise of power, the concept of space, construction of personhood, cultural and artistic practices, and gender.
Author Biography
James McMullen, a Fellow of the British Academy, is a specialist on the history of Confucianism in Japan. He began his teaching career at the University of Toronto and is currently a Fellow Emeritus at Pembroke and St Antony’s Colleges in the University of Oxford.
Number of Pages: 328 Dimensions: 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN Publication Date: May 28, 2019
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