The Resource The Pillow Book, approximately 967 Sei Shåonagon, (electronic resource)
The Pillow Book, approximately 967 Sei Shåonagon, (electronic resource)
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The item The Pillow Book, approximately 967 Sei Shåonagon, (electronic resource) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Lane Public Library.
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- Summary
- In the tenth century, Japan was both physically and culturally isolated from the rest of the world. The Pillow Book recaptures this lost world with the diary of a young court lady. Sei Shōnagon was a contemporary of Murasaki Shikibu, who wrote the well-known novel The Tale of Genji. Unlike the latter's fictionalized view of the Heian-era court, Shōnagon's journal provides a lively miscellany of anecdotes, observations, and gossip, intended to be read in juicy bits and pieces. This unique volume was first rendered into English in 1889. In 1928, Arthur Waley, a seminal figure in the Western studies of Japanese culture, undertook a translation. The distinguished scholar devised this abridged version of the text, re-creating in English the stylistic beauty of its prose and the vitality of its narrative. Waley's interpretation offers a fascinating glimpse of the artistic pursuits of the royal court and its constant round of rituals, festivals, and ceremonies
- Language
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- eng
- jpn
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (80 p.)
- Isbn
- 9780486839028
- Label
- The Pillow Book
- Title
- The Pillow Book
- Statement of responsibility
- approximately 967 Sei Shåonagon
- Language
-
- eng
- jpn
- eng
- Summary
- In the tenth century, Japan was both physically and culturally isolated from the rest of the world. The Pillow Book recaptures this lost world with the diary of a young court lady. Sei Shōnagon was a contemporary of Murasaki Shikibu, who wrote the well-known novel The Tale of Genji. Unlike the latter's fictionalized view of the Heian-era court, Shōnagon's journal provides a lively miscellany of anecdotes, observations, and gossip, intended to be read in juicy bits and pieces. This unique volume was first rendered into English in 1889. In 1928, Arthur Waley, a seminal figure in the Western studies of Japanese culture, undertook a translation. The distinguished scholar devised this abridged version of the text, re-creating in English the stylistic beauty of its prose and the vitality of its narrative. Waley's interpretation offers a fascinating glimpse of the artistic pursuits of the royal court and its constant round of rituals, festivals, and ceremonies
- Cataloging source
- CtWfDGI
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- approximately 967-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Sei Shåonagon
- Dewey number
- 952.01092
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PL788.6.M3
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1950-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- McKinney, Meredith
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Japan
- Japan
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- The Pillow Book, approximately 967 Sei Shåonagon, (electronic resource)
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Control code
- frd00028227
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (80 p.)
- File format
- one file format
- Form of item
- online
- Governing access note
- Access limited to subscribing institutions
- Isbn
- 9780486839028
- Isbn Type
- (epub)
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Other control number
- 9780486839028
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Specific material designation
- remote
- Label
- The Pillow Book, approximately 967 Sei Shåonagon, (electronic resource)
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Control code
- frd00028227
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (80 p.)
- File format
- one file format
- Form of item
- online
- Governing access note
- Access limited to subscribing institutions
- Isbn
- 9780486839028
- Isbn Type
- (epub)
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Other control number
- 9780486839028
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Specific material designation
- remote
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