The Tale of Ise (new Text Translation Series)
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About This Novel
"The Tale of Ise" was translated by Feng Zikai and the author is unknown. The whole book includes "The Tale of Bamboo" and "The Tale of Ise". "The Tale of Bamboo" is the earliest Japanese literary work, and together with "The Tale of Ise" is called the pioneer of the Heian Dynasty literature. "The Tale of Bamboo" is also called "The Tale of Princess Kaguya", "Bamboo" means cutting bamboo. The story tells of a bamboo cutter who picked up a little girl in the heart of a bamboo and named her "Xizhu Kaguya-hime". Princess Kaguya grew into a graceful and beautiful girl in three months. Five nobles proposed to her. She promised to marry someone who could find her favorite treasure, but all the suitors failed. The emperor wanted to use his power to marry her by force, but he was rejected. Finally, Kaguya suddenly ascended to heaven in front of this group of bewildered ordinary people. "The Tale of Ise" came out around the same time as "The Tale of Bamboo". It is Japan's first "Uta Monogatari". "The Tale of Ise" mainly focuses on the waka written by Emperor Heijo's grandson Zaihara Yahei, plus some waka passed down orally, and at the same time lays out the background or original story of these waka. The whole article is composed of 125 chapters and 206 Japanese songs. There is no connection between the chapters. Each chapter is an independent chapter, which vaguely reveals the life experience of Hara Yehei.
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