Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Pillow Book of Sei ShonagonCondition: NewEAN: 9784805314623ISBN: 9784805314623Publisher: Tuttle PublishingFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 08/07/2018Item Height: 203mmItem Length: 130mmItem Weight: 170gLanguage: EnglishSubtitle: The Diary of a Courtesan in Tenth Century JapanISBN-10: 4805314621Description: Take a firsthand journey into a time, society and world full of intrigue. In the tenth century, Japan stood physically and culturally isolated from the rest of the world. Sei Shonagon—a young courtesan of the Heian period—kept a diary, which provides a highly personal account of the intrigues, dalliances, quirks, and habits of Japan's late tenth-century elite. She was a contemporary and acquaintance of the well-known courtesan Murasaki Shikibu, author of the Japanese masterpiece The Tale of Genji. A perfect companion to that work, The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon brings an added dimension to Murasaki's timeless and seminal novel and further illuminates Japanese court life in all its ritualistic glory. Through his elegant and readable abridged translation, Arthur Waley perfectly conveys Sei Shonagon's girlish temperament and quirky personality. In a place and time where poetry was as important as knowledge and beauty was highly revered, Sei Shonagon's private writings offer a charming, intimate glimpse into a world of innocence and pale beauty. A new introduction by respected Japanese literary scholar Dennis Washburn provides historical insight into Japanese culture, Sei Shonagon's world, and Waley's translation.Country/Region of Manufacture: USTranslator: Arthur WaleyContributor: Dennis Washburn (Foreword by), Arthur Waley (Translated by)Genre: BiographyTopic: Gender Sex & Relationships, Society & CultureAuthor: Dennis WashburnRelease Year: 2018 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon
Title: The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon
EAN: 9784805314623
ISBN: 9784805314623
Release Date: 08/07/2018
Release Year: 2018
Subtitle: The Diary of a Courtesan in Tenth Century Japan
ISBN-10: 4805314621
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Translator: Arthur Waley
Contributor: Arthur Waley (Translated by)
Book Title: Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon : the Diary of a Courtesan in Tenth Century Japan
Number of Pages: 128 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Item Height: 0.4 in
Topic: Women, Asia / Japan, Literary, Customs & Traditions, Historical
Publication Year: 2018
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
Item Weight: 6 Oz
Item Length: 8 in
Author: Arthur Waley
Item Width: 5.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
