The World of the Tale of Genji II (translated by Kozuki) (The Tale of Genji told through famous scenes)… Ещё

A hot topic on NHK Radio's "Classical Readings"! We'll interpret famous scenes from The Tale of Genji based on Kogetsu-sho. Kogetsu-sho is a standard introductory book for reading The Tale of Genji, written by Edo period scholar Kitamura Kigin. With Kogetsu-sho, you can understand and appreciate the original text as it is, and experience the old and new charms of The Tale of Genji. In Volume 2, we'll read "Momijiga," "Hana-en," "Aoi," "Kasuga," "Hanachirusato," "Suma," "Akashi," and "Mio-shiki.