Murasaki Shikibu (c. 973-1016):

The Tale of Genji

Recommended Background Texts:

• Bowring, Richard, The Tale of Genji (1988) (on order)
  
• -----, Murasaki Shikibu: Her Diary and Poetic Memoirs (1982) (on order)
  
• Field, Norma, The Splendor of Longing in the Tale of Genji (1987) PL788.4.G43 F5 1987
  
• Murasaki Shikibu, The Diary of Lady Murasaki, trans. Bowring (1996) PL788.4.Z5 A3513 1996
  
• -----, The Tale of Genji, trans. Edward G. Seidensticker. (1978) PL788.4.G4 E5 1978
  
• -----, The Tale of Genji, trans. Arthur Waley (1960) PL788.4 .T3
  
• Pekarik, Andrew, Ukifune : Love in The tale of Genji (1982) PL788.4.G43 U4 1982
  
• Shirane, Haruo, The Bridge of Dreams: A Poetics of the 'Tale of Genji' (1987) PL788.4.G43S464 1987
  

Local On-Line Resources:

Dr. Kathleen Collins's Annotated Bibliography for the Study of Women's Literature

• Murasaki Shikibu