The Diary of Lady Murasaki
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 prag…
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Weitere Autoren: Bowring, Richard (Übers.)
- ISBN: 978-0-14-190765-9
- EAN: 9780141907659
- Produktnummer: 17831007
- Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 1996
- Seitenangabe: 144 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 2'411 KB
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Murasaki Shikibu
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