Hi
I am an Australian living in Japan and working as an english teacher. Im interested in Japanese literature but am still not good enough at Japanese to read Genji.
Ive decided to begin reading Genji in translation. I have had the Royal Tyler version on my shelf for so long and seem to have been scared off by the size. Anyway im working through a 3 month reading plan. But I am just a beginner and am up to chapter 3 so far.
Anyway Ill be looking for any supplementary journal articles etc that help explain the contect of Heian Japan or illuminate the story further. I saw some good links but they all need J STOR access.
If anyone has any good free links to Genji related articles please let me know! I will post more about my progress and any articles I find in the future..
Thanks for letting me post here!!
Ive decided to begin reading Genji in translation. I have had the Royal Tyler version on my shelf for so long and seem to have been scared off by the size. Anyway im working through a 3 month reading plan. But I am just a beginner and am up to chapter 3 so far.
Anyway Ill be looking for any supplementary journal articles etc that help explain the contect of Heian Japan or illuminate the story further. I saw some good links but they all need J STOR access.
If anyone has any good free links to Genji related articles please let me know! I will post more about my progress and any articles I find in the future..
Thanks for letting me post here!!