The Diary of Lady Murasaki
| Autor: | Shikibu, Murasaki |
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| EAN: | 9780140435764 |
| Sachgruppe: | Belletristik |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 144 |
| Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 01.10.1996 |
| Schlagworte: | Fiction - General |
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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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