[bksvol-discuss] Re: O T who is Genji?
- From: "Pratik Patel" <pratikp1@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 23:57:29 -0400
Evan,
Fortunately, Genji has never taken on a commercial power of some
long-running series. I have a scholarly interest in Genji and other ancient
eastern cultures. My stack of books are scholarly in nature. In fact, when
I bought them, they represented some of the latest scholarly work done on
Genji Monogatari. Genji has inspired some excellent modern Poetry. Komiko
Hahn, for example, derives a great deal of her poetry from the ancient
Japanese culture.
Pratik
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Evan Reese
Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 9:34 PM
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: O T who is Genji?
Thanks, Pratik, I knew most of this, but I didn't know there were other
books. You mention having a stack of them. Has Genji become a kind of
literary franchise now like Howard's Conan that other authors are doing work
in?
----- Original Message -----
From: Pratik Patel <mailto:pratikp1@xxxxxxxxx>
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 6:04 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: O T who is Genji?
Lissi,
Genji, pronounced ghenji, is the name of a quite famous Japanese classic
fictional character. Believed to have been written in the 12th Century by
Lady Mirasaki Shikibu (pronounced Murrahsaki), the long classic tale follows
the court life of Genji. In Japanese the tale is entitled "Genji
Monogatari," or "the Tale of Genji." Lady Murasaki believes to have been a
lady in waiting to the empress of japan and is believed to have incorporated
detailed descriptions and intreagues of the japanese imperial court. It's
an absolutely intreaguing look at 12th century japan. It is, however, a
fictional look. I won't say much more. I'll let you read it yourself.
There are two excellent translations of the book: 1) done by Robert
Seidensticker, and a new one which I have not read. What really interests
me about Genji Monogatari is that it revolves around a culture of literature
and poetry. The tale is generously sprinkled with references to
contemporary Japanese-That is, contemporary to 12th century Japan-and both
translator do an extremely good job of giving you references and actual
poetry of that time. If anyone of you is familiar with the Japanese poetry
style, especially the Tanca, you're in for a treat.
forgive my self-indulgence.
Regards,
Pratik
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Estelnalissi
Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 7:58 PM
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] O T who is Genji?
Dear Volunteer Friends,
That's it. Who is Genji?
Always with love,
Lissi
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From: Pratik <mailto:pratikp1@xxxxxxxxx> Patel
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Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 7:33 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Kurzweil scan to RTF file?
That reminds me that I have a whole stack of Genji books sitting somewhere
in a box, packed away for the day when I'll get to buy a large house. I'm
sure they'll eventually make it into the collection.
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kellie Hartmann
Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 6:34 PM
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Hi Amy,
Regarding your Genji project,
1. The pages with just a couple of letters may be blank pages, or they may
be pages that contain things that scanning software cannot interpret. That
might include maps, charts, pictures, Japanese characters, or any number of
other visual features. Unfortunately at this point there really isn't a way
to incorporate the sketches into the Bookshare files--right now the system
is handling text only.
I hope this is helpful and not too disappointing, and if you need more
Kurzweil tips don't hesitate to ask,
Kellie
P.S. It's neat that you are adding this cultural classic to Bookshare's
collection. One of the neatest things about Bookshare is the way it opens up
opportunities to explore literature from other cultures that might not
otherwise come to our notice.
Kellie
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