The pillow book of Sei Shonagon : the diary of a courtesan in tenth century Japan
ISBN: | 9784805311080, 4805311088 |
OCLC Number: | 645708256 |
Material Type: | Biography |
Document Type: | Book |
Author: | Sei Shonagon |
Translator: | Arthur Waley |
Language: | en |
Publisher: | G. Allen & Unwin, 1928, 1929, 1979; Houghton Mifflin Co., 1929; Grove Press, 1960; Kessinger Publishing, 2005; Tuttle, 2011 |
Publication Place: | London, Boston; Boston, New York; New York; Whitefish, MT; Rutland, VT, New York |
Japanese Copyright Year: | 1002 |
English Publication Date: | 1928 |
Notes: | Japanese title: Makura no soshi. Other titles: The pillow-book of Sei Shonagon. Foreword by Dennis Washburn. |
Abstract: | Japan in the 10th century stood physically and culturally isolated from the rest of the world. Inside this bubble, a subtle and beautiful world was in operation, and its inhabitants were tied to the moment, having no interest in the future and disdain for the past. In a small diary, a young courtesan of the Heian period gives her account of the Japanese courts of the day, providing perspective on a unique time in Japanese history. |
Subjects: | Courtesans Japan, Court and courtiers Japan, History, Heian period Japan, Social life and customs, Fiction Sei Shonagon, Translations into English |