The Diary recorded by Lady Murasaki (c. 973-c. 1020), author of The Tale of Genji, is an intimate picture of her life as tutor and companion to the young Empress Shoshi. Told in a series of vignettes, it offers revealing glimpses of the Japanese imperial palace - the auspicious birth of a prince, rivalries between the Emperor's consorts, with sharp criticism of Murasaki's fellow ladies-in-waiting and drunken courtiers, and telling remarks about the timid Empress and her powerful father, Michinaga. The Diary is also a work of great subtlety and intense personal reflection, as Murasaki makes penetrating insights into human psychology - her pragmatic observations always balanced by an exquisite and pensive melancholy.
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ISBN | 9780140435764 |
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Sprache | eng |
Cover | LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Diaries & Journals, HISTORY / Asia / Japan, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Japan, c 500 to c 1000 CE, Kartonierter Einband (Kt) |
Verlag | Penguin Books |
Jahr | 19960307 |
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