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 |