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Reading McCormick's book is as illuminating as it is pleasurable, not only on account of the insightful ways in which it illustrates the subtle relationships between word and image in the late medieval album that it focuses on, but also on account of its capacity for identifying new narrative symmetries and patterns within the seemingly endless possibilities afforded by the original Tale of Genji. --Gustav Heldt, translator of The Kojiki: An Account of Ancient Matters, author of The Pursuit of Harmony: Poetry and Power in Early Heian Japan Almost from the moment of its creation in the eleventh century, Murasaki Shikibu's Tale of Genji has inspired visual artists. Now Melissa McCormick has brought forth a compelling and beautiful edition of the Genji Album, the oldest complete suite of illustrations of this masterpiece of world literature. This is an achievement to be celebrated and savored by anyone who has ever been touched by Murasaki's genius. --Stephen Greenblatt, author of The Rise and Fall of Adam and Eve This is a remarkable presentation of the whole sweep of Genji in both text and image, one that will open up Murasaki's tale to a wider audience than ever before, and still deeply satisfy specialists. McCormick's exquisite book is beautifully written--a real pleasure to read. --Andrew M. Watsky, Princeton University
