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Longlisted for the PEN Award for Poetry in Translation"MacMillan's Tales of Ise adds to the treasures of Japanese literature that can now be enjoyed in English translation. It is the most poetic translation of this work to date and establishes MacMillan as an outstanding translator of Japanese poetry." —Donald Keene
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About the Author
Peter Macmillan (translator) is an artist, poet, and translator who lives in Tokyo. His previous translations include the seminal Japanese text One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each.
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Product details
Paperback: 416 pages
Publisher: Penguin Classics (December 6, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9780141392578
ISBN-13: 978-0141392578
ASIN: 0141392576
Product Dimensions:
5.1 x 1 x 7.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review:
5.0 out of 5 stars
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I have never read anything like this. The Tales of Ise is a collection of 125 flash fiction stories, each revolving around one or more very brief poem. It is a format I have never seen before, but it was incredibly enthralling and absorbing.The theme is overwhelmingly romantic love (or, more properly, sensual lust), but there are also stories/poems on friendship, service, and the like. Some of the stories are repetitive. Others will strike you with their beauty.This medieval collection is ironically extremely well-suited to our digital age. The brevity of each chapter can easily be digested by our multitasking-oriented minds, but the content is significantly more provocative and powerful than what you're likely to find scrolling through Twitter.
Got this for a college class but I'm definitely keeping it even after that class is done. I love how they give you background information about japanese culture during that time and the events that inspired the poems.
Book came in great condition. I read this for a class and fell in love. The reading, although short, is very engaging and the poems are translated wonderfully. Comparing it with 2 other translations, this one to me seems the most accessible. The introduction and the notes give you plenty of information on the Heian period which help understanding the context of the poems while also providing the atmosphere of everything. Definitely a must read.
Having read quite a few Japanese authors from the twentieth-century, I had had the desire to experience classical Japanese literature for a very long time. Written in the Heian period (794-1185), _Tales of Ise_ belongs to the same epoch that saw the writing of _The Tale of Genji_, by Murasaki Shikibu, and _The Pillow Book_, by Sei Shonagon. I decided to enter the world of classical Japanese literature through this door for two reasons: (1) I am a bit intimidated by _The Tale of Genji_, though I will read it some day, and (2) it was _Tales of Ise_ that Jorge Luis Borges (whose name I seem fated to invoke in every single one of my reviews) chose as one of the volumes in his "biblioteca personal," the collection of the 100 most important books he had read._Tales of Ise_ consists of 125 episodes that combine poetry and prose. Poetry seems to be the priority, as many episodes restrict the prose component to a brief--often a one-sentence--explanation of the circumstances that inspired the poem. The harmonious combination of the two modes is present in many works of Japanese literature, from Basho's travel writings to Natsume Soseki's brilliant poetic novel _Kusamakura_ (both also published by Penguin). Most of the tales of Ise concern a single hero, the poet and lover Ariwara no Narihira, whom the reader meets at different stages in the journey of the hero's life. _Tales of Ise_ was not composed by a single author, and it is believed that the poems were written within a period of 100 years.Love is the main topic of the collection, and it appears in all its complexity, in several forms: love between men and women, love between men (in the sense of friendship), filial love, love of a man for his prince. Regarding romantic love (eros), _Tales of Ise_ reveals a perception of it completely different from the one we as a society hold today, regardless whether we live in the East or in the West. In _Tales of Ise_, the reader will see characters having more than one spouse, or numerous love affairs. The fact that this was the norm, at least in the sphere of courtly love, does not imply that jealousy did not exist. The world of _Tales of Ise_ is a world of "free love," but it is by no means a world free of heartbreak and tears.The two central types are the "fickle lady" and the "gallant man." Ariwara no Narihira is the epitome of the latter. His numerous conquests have led critics to equate him with Don Juan, but this is not an exact comparison, as translator Peter MacMillan points out in his introduction. Borges has also written about this issue. In his introduction to _Tales of Ise_, which has not been translated into English, he explains that while Don Juan was a Catholic, consciously breaking a divine moral code, Ariwara no Narihira is "a hedonist in a innocent and pagan world, a world not yet perturbed by the Tao and by the righteous observation of the Buddha's Noble Eightfold Path. From this side or the other of good and evil, these classic Japanese pages ignore morality and immorality."The poems in _Tales of Ise_ follow the waka form, i.e., five lines, with the syllable count 5-7-5-7-7 (what we call tanka today, which initially was only one of the several forms encompassed within the waka label). These are therefore brief poems, but they have the power of an epiphany (and as MacMillan points out, often include incredibly complex wordplay). For example, in Episode 4 a man visits his former lover's house, and feels her absence:Could that be the same moon?Could this be the spring of old?Only I am as I have always been,but without you here...In episode 110, after receiving a message from a lady saying that he appeared in a dream of hers, the man writes:My spirit must have left mein its desire to be with you.Later in the night,if you see it again,please bind it down with a spell.These are by no means the best poems in _Tales of Ise_, but only a couple of examples I chose at random, to give you an idea. As I said before, although poetry is predominant, many episodes contain exquisite narratives, and read as what we now call "short shorts." Great examples of this are episodes 6, 23, and 69, which are among the most famous in the collection.This edition of _Tales of Ise_ includes a very effective introduction, several appendices (a glossary of literary and social conventions, a list and a genealogy of historical characters, romanized transliterations of all the poems, maps), and most importantly, over 120 pages of commentary on the entire text. In the commentary, MacMillan shares his vast knowledge of the tales, clarifies obscure points, and comments on those implications that the original audience of _Tales of Ise_ would have appreciated but that may be lost to modern readers. MacMillan's exegesis is simply brilliant, and necessary to a good understanding of the tales. To give an example, when in one of the poems the lady expresses the desire to be born a silkworm so that she could share a cocoon with her lover, the reader might think (as I did), "What a sweet image." In the commentary, MacMillan explains that this image is not one of constancy, but one that conveys the transience of life, as the silkworm dies when the silk thread is removed._Tales of Ise_ is a beautiful, profound, immortal work of literature. It has also been, to me, an excellent introduction to Heian culture and art. A million thanks to Peter MacMillan and to Penguin for making these tales available in what will no doubt remain the authoritative edition of this classic.Thanks for reading, and enjoy the book!
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