Royall Tyler taught Japanese language and literature for many years at the Australian National University. He has also taught at Harvard University, Stanford University, and the University of Wisconsin. His translation of
The Tale of Genji was acclaimed by publications such as the
New York Times Book Review.
19 Ebooks de Royall Tyler
Royall Tyler: The Miracles of the Kasuga Deity
In this annotated translation and study of an early fourteenth-century Japanese devotional picture scroll set, Royall Tyler illuminates the complex relationships between medieval Japanese religion …
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Royall Tyler: Contrast
Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. As The School …
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Matsutaro Kawaguchi: Mistress Oriku
‘Royall Tyler’s translations are nothing short of superb—crisp, restrained, ably balancing the ribald and the profound.’—Booklist
Sensitive, compassionate, and indomitable, Mistress Oriku has a …
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Takehiko Fukunaga: Flowers of Grass
Outside Tokyo, a tuberculosis sanatorium in the village of K has a six-bed ward that the narrator, an aspiring poet, shares with a student of linguistics and budding writer named Shiomi. After the …
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Royall Tyler: The Contrast
The Contrast, written in 1787 by Royall Tyler, is an American play in the tradition of the English Restoration comedies of the seventeenth century; it takes its cue from Sheridan’s The School for …
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Japanese No Dramas
Japanese no theatre or the drama of ‘perfected art’ flourished in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries largely through the genius of the dramatist Zeami. An intricate fusion of music, dance, mask, …
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Murasaki Shikibu: Tale of Genji
The first complete new translation for 25 years of the acknowledged masterpiece of Japanese literature. Lady Murasaki’s great 11th century novel is a beautifully crafted story of love, betrayal and …
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€17.99
Tale of the Heike
The Tale of the Heike is Japan’s great martial epic: a masterpiece of world literature and the progenitor of all samurai stories. This major and groundbreaking new Penguin translation is by Royall …
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Royall Tyler: The Contrast
‘The Contrast’ by Royall Tyler is an American play written in the traditional style of the English Restoration comedies of the seventeenth century. The play itself is a comedy of manners which …
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Royall Tyler: The Contrast
The Contrast is a play by Royall Tyler. Tyler was an American jurist and playwright. Excerpt:
‘Letitia. And so, Charlotte, you really think the pocket-hoop unbecoming.
Charlotte. No, I don’t say …
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Royall Tyler: The Contrast
Royall Tyler’s The Contrast is a classic comedy of manners that revolves around the lives of two main characters, Jonathan and Maria, who are navigating the complexities of love and society in late …
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Royall Tyler: The Contrast
Royall Tyler’s ‘The Contrast’ is a groundbreaking satirical play that explores the stark differences between American and British cultural values in the early years of the United States. Written in …
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Joy, Despair, Illusion, Dreams
Nō drama, which integrates speech, song, dance, music, mask, and costume into a distinctive art form, is among Japan’s most revered cultural traditions. It gained popularity in the fourteenth century …
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Royall Tyler: The Dawn of the Warrior Age
The war between the Heike and Genji clans in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries is among the most compelling and significant moments in Japan’s history, immortalized in The Tale of the Heike. Beyon …
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