The Kanji Code: See the Sounds with Phonetic Components and Visual Patterns

Abstract

each chapter of the tale. This not only enriches the reader’s experience of this particular painting, but serves as a means of refreshing one’s knowledge of the tale in order to better engage with the other works in the catalogue. The Tale of Genji: A Japanese Classic Illuminated is the sort of volume every teacher of Japanese literature will want on their shelf. This volume features high-quality, vibrant reprints of a comprehensively curated collection of Genji-related images, along with incisive introductory essays that are just the right length for a syllabus. Indeed, for those of us who teach Genji courses regularly, it is the long-awaited visual companion volume to the tale. In addition, for those of us outside the field of art history, the four introductory essays help provide the tools to make sense of the images in a manner that will aid in our sharing of them with our students. These features ensure that this volume will remain an indispensable resource for teaching The Tale of Genji for decades to come.