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Makura no soshi
B. Ca 967 Sei Shonagon
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The Pillow Book (Paperback)
Sei Shonagon; Translated by Meredith McKinney; Notes by Meredith McKinney
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Discovery Miles 2 700
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'A mistress of wry observation and scalding wit ... The Pillow Book
retains its fresh, authentic appeal more than 1,000 years after its
inception' Japan Times Written by the court gentlewoman Sei
Shonagon as a journal for her own amusement, The Pillow Book is one
of the greatest works of Japanese literature. A fascinating
exploration of life amongst the nobility at the height of the
idyllic Heian period, it describes the exquisite pleasures of a
confined world in which poetry, love, fashion and whim dominated.
From brief reflections to longer, lyrical tales, Shonagon moves
elegantly across themes including nature, society and her own
flirtations and frustrations, to provide a witty, unique insight
into a woman's life at court in classical Japan. Translated with an
introduction by Meredith McKinney
This is a new release of the original 1928 edition.
996 A.D., with later revisions. The translation of the diaries of a
court lady in tenth-century Japan, it is a collection of anecdotes,
memories of court and religious ceremonies, character sketches,
lists of things the author enjoyed or loathed, places that
interested her, diary entries, descriptions of nature, pilgrimages,
conversations, poetry exchanges--indeed, almost everything that
made up daily life for the upper classes in Japan during the Heian
period.
996 A.D., with later revisions. The translation of the diaries of a
court lady in tenth-century Japan, it is a collection of anecdotes,
memories of court and religious ceremonies, character sketches,
lists of things the author enjoyed or loathed, places that
interested her, diary entries, descriptions of nature, pilgrimages,
conversations, poetry exchanges--indeed, almost everything that
made up daily life for the upper classes in Japan during the Heian
period.
996 A.D., with later revisions. The translation of the diaries of a
court lady in tenth-century Japan, it is a collection of anecdotes,
memories of court and religious ceremonies, character sketches,
lists of things the author enjoyed or loathed, places that
interested her, diary entries, descriptions of nature, pilgrimages,
conversations, poetry exchanges--indeed, almost everything that
made up daily life for the upper classes in Japan during the Heian
period.
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