Genji: The Prince and the Parodies

$45.00 at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

How artists have interpreted the intrigues and love stories of The Tale of Genji , one of the world’s oldest novels Lady Murasaki’s Tale of Genji has delighted readers for more than 1,000 years and inspired writers to create numerous parodies. Artists have responded with a rich parallel tradition illustrating the courtly intrigues, love affairs and shifting alliances of the epic novel, as well as its retellings. This lavishly illustrated volume explores interpretations of the original story and its spinoffs…