Elegant Spirits: Amano's Tale of Genji and Fairies

<b>Yoshitaka Amano has visualized other worlds of wonder as the artist of the <i>Final Fantasy</i> game series. Now with <i>Elegant Spirits</i> our own world's ancient treasures of literature and legend are richly evoked through Amano's paintings and illustrations!</b><br><br><i>Elegant Spirits</i> first contains Amano's adaptation of<i> The Tale of Genji</i> a psychological exploration of courtly love written a thousand years ago by Lady Murasaki and often considered to be the earliest novel ever written. The second half of <i>Elegant Spirits </i>is Amano's <i>Fairies</i> his portrayals of the many magical beings of English and Celtic lore and drama--from brownies and the Seelie Court to Merlin and Nimue to Shakespeare's Puck and Titania. The images of <i>Elegant Spirits</i> are accompanied by excerpts of text poetry and the stories that accompany these unforgettable figures of the past.