| Description |
411 pages : illustrations, maps, plan. ; 19 cm |
| Series |
Penguin classics |
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Penguin classics.
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| Summary |
"Written by the court gentlewoman Sei Shonagon, ostensibly for her own amusement, The Pillow Book offers a fascinating exploration of life among the nobility at the height of the Heian period, describing the exquisite pleasures of a confined world in which poetry, love, fashion, and whim dominated, while harsh reality was kept firmly at a distance. Moving elegantly across a wide range of themes including nature, society, and her own flirtations, Sei Shonagon provides a witty and intimate window on a woman's life at court in classical Japan." -- Publisher's description |
| Analysis |
Sei Shōnagon Biographies |
| Notes |
Originally published: New York : Columbia University Press ; London : Oxford University Press, 1967 |
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Translation of: Makura no soshi |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: page 411 |
| Notes |
Text in English translated from the Japanese |
| Subject |
Sei ShoÌnagon, approximately 967- -- Anecdotes
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Sei Shōnagon, approximately 967-
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Sei Shōnagon, approximately 967- -- Anecdotes.
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Japanese literature -- Translations into English.
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Japanese literature -- Heian period, 794-1185.
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| SUBJECT |
Japan -- Court and courtiers http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85069396 -- Biography.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001237
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Japan -- Court and courtiers.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85069396
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Japan -- Social life and customs -- 794-1185. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh88002086
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Japan -- Social life and customs -- To 1600.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85069580
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| Genre/Form |
Anecdotes.
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Biographies.
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| Author |
Morris, Ivan, 1925-1976.
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| LC no. |
72181073 |
| ISBN |
0140442367 |
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