The pillow book / Sei Shōnagon ; translated with notes by Meredith McKinney.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sei Shōnagon, approximately 967-

Contributor:

McKinney, Meredith, 1950-

Series:

Penguin classics

Language:

English

Japanese

Subjects (All):

Japan--Court and courtiers.

Japan.

Courts and courtiers.

Japan--Social life and customs--794-1185.

Manners and customs.

Physical Description:

xxxvi, 364 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Penguin, 2006.

Language Note:

Translated from the Japanese.

Summary:

The classic portrayal of court life in tenth-century Japan 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 womans life at court in classical Japan.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [xxxi]-xxxii).

ISBN:

0140448063

9780140448061

OCLC:

70127715