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Chapter title
もう一つの「注釈書」─江戸時代における『源氏物語』の初期俗語訳の意義─ = Another kind of commentary - Early vernacular translations of the 'Tale of Genji' during the Edo period.
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C - Chapter in book
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Publisher of book
Musashino Shoin
Book title
平安文学の古注釈と受容 = Heian-period Literature : reception and commentary
ISBN of book
9784838602520
Year of publication
2011
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0
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English abstract
This article examines the first vernacular Japanese translations of the classical Japanese prose narrative The Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari, c.1008). The vernacular translations were made during the first half of the eighteenth century. The article argues that the translators intended their work to function as a kind of commentary for readers with lower levels of literacy.
