Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780140435764
Publisert
1996-03-07
Utgiver
Vendor
Penguin Classics
Vekt
112 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Dybde
8 mm
Aldersnivå
01, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
144
Forfatter
Introduksjon ved
Notes by
Oversetter
Om bidragsyterne
Lady Murasaki lived in Japan at the end of the ninth century. She was the author of The Tale of the Genji, which has been hailed as the first novel.
Richard Bowring has also translated The Tale of the Genji and is editor of the Cambridge Encyclopedia of Japan.
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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This is the diary of Lady Murasaki, the Japanese prose writer. It describes the Heian court at its apogee and offers an intimate picture of the author's life as tutor and companion to the timid Empress Shoshi. It reveals the underside of imperial splendour from a female point of view.
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PrefaceA Note on Japanese Names and Dates IntroductionCultural background The author The diary THE DIARY OF LADY MURASAKIAppendix I: Ground-plans and MapAppendix II: Additional SourcesA Guide to Further Reading
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780140435764
Publisert
1996-03-07
Utgiver
Vendor
Penguin Classics
Vekt
112 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Dybde
8 mm
Aldersnivå
01, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
144
Forfatter
Introduksjon ved
Notes by
Oversetter
Om bidragsyterne
Lady Murasaki lived in Japan at the end of the ninth century. She was the author of The Tale of the Genji, which has been hailed as the first novel.
Richard Bowring has also translated The Tale of the Genji and is editor of the Cambridge Encyclopedia of Japan.