Shonagon (460 results)

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Condition: Fair. 'The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon', an informal diary of the reminiscences of a lady-in-waiting at the court of a Heian Empress.

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Paperback. Condition: New. 90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin BooksAll moonlight is moving, wherever it may be.Japanese gentlewoman Sei Shonagon invites us to look behind the painted screens in the Emperor's palace and discover a lost world, in which games of poetry are the highest form of wit, lovers send each other elegant morning-after letters, and appreciation of the natural world - wild geese in autumn, the pure white frost of winter - is one of life's most exquisite pleasures.…

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Trade Paperback. Condition: Fine. 159 Pages.No marks or stamps to this tight bright book. No copyright dates given. Believed to have been written beginning about 926 but contains several additions and revisions. This book is the translated diaries of a court lady in tenth-century Japan. This is a collection of stories and memories of court ceremonies, character sketches, lists of things the author enjoyed or decried, places that interested her, nature, pilgrimages, conversations, and poetry. A good source for the daily life of the upper classes in Japan during the Heian period.…

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. 90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin BooksAll moonlight is moving, wherever it may be.Japanese gentlewoman Sei Shonagon invites us to look behind the painted screens in the Emperor's palace and discover a lost world, in which games of poetry are the highest form of wit, lovers send each other elegant morning-after letters, and appreciation of the natural world - wild geese in autumn, the pure white frost of winter - is one of life's most exquisite pleasures. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. In the tenth century, Japan was both physically and culturally isolated from the rest of the world. The Pillow Book recaptures this lost world with the diary of a young court lady. Sei Shonagon was a contemporary of Murasaki Shikibu, who wrote the well-known novel The Tale of Genji. Unlike the latter's fictionalised view of the Heian-era court, Shonagon's journal provides a lively miscellany of anecdotes, observations, and gossip, intended to be read in juicy bits and pieces. This unique volume was first rendered into English in 1889. In 1928, Arthur Waley, a seminal figure in the Western studies of Japanese culture, undertook a translation. The distinguished scholar devised this abridged version of the text, re-creating in English the stylistic beauty of its prose and the vitality of its narrative. Waley's interpretation offers a fascinating glimpse of the artistic pursuits of the royal court and its constant round of rituals, festivals, and ceremonies. Originally completed in the year 1002 and not meant for the public eye, this engrossing collection of anecdotes, observations, and gossip by a court lady to the Empress Teishi is a remarkable portrait of court life during the height of Japan's Heian period. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. A translation of the idiosyncratic diary of a C10 court lady in Heian Japan. Along with the "Tale of Genji", it is one of the major Japanese classics.

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