The Sarashina nikki

Sugawara no Takasue no Musume (1008-59), a lady-in-waiting to Princess Sukeko, is a typical exponent of Heian...
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Author: Musume Sugawara No Takasue
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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The Sarashina nikki by Sugawara No Takasue, Musume

The Sarashina nikki

€27,79

The Sarashina nikki

€27,79
Author: Musume Sugawara No Takasue
Format: Paperback
Language: English

Sugawara no Takasue no Musume (1008-59), a lady-in-waiting to Princess Sukeko, is a typical exponent of Heian court culture-her sharp awareness of beauty only checked by her keen sense of its transitory nature.

Inspired by Murasaki Shikibu's then already famous Genji monogatari, the author seeks to achieve the same romantic fulfillment of that work's hero and commits her thoughts, emotions, and experiences to a memoir she named the Sarashina nikki in an allusion to a much-loved poem from the Kokin wakashū.

Perhaps the most evocative part of the Sarashina nikki is her three-month journey to the capital following her father's recall from his governorship of Kazusa, which offers rare descriptions of the more remote regions of Heian Japan-its blinding white beaches, its majestic mountains, its dark forests.

Above all, the Sarashina nikki is a poignant record of a woman's deep romantic yearning.



Author: Musume Sugawara No Takasue
Publisher: Toyo Press
Published: 12/15/2020
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.41lbs
Size: 7.00h x 5.00w x 0.44d
ISBN: 9789492722294

About the Author
Sugawara No Takasue, Musume: - Kochi Doi studied English literature and classic Japanese at Tokyo Imperial University. Following his graduation, he did research in France, England, and Italy. On his return to Japan he taught at a number of universities, introducing English romanticism. also pursued his study of classical Japanese literature, the comparative study of mythology, as well as Eastern and Western literature. In 1949, he became a member of the Japan Academy.Doi, Kōchi: - William de Lange studied Japanese language and culture at the universities of Leiden and Waseda. He is the author and translator of a number of books on Japanese history, culture, and language.

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