So true. The Tale of Genji is a perfect example. Over 1,000 pages with maybe one pronoun a page and Murasaki Shikibu was able to tell a compelling and complex story- no matter who's translating it, English scholars can't help but to insert names into every other sentence.
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So true. The Tale of Genji is a perfect example. Over 1,000 pages with maybe one pronoun a page and Murasaki Shikibu was able to tell a compelling and complex story- no matter who's translating it, English scholars can't help but to insert names into every other sentence.
-Ariel H.
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