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Japan in the 10th century stood physically and culturally isolated from the rest of the world. Inside this bubble, a subtle and beautiful world was in operation, and its inhabitants were tied to the moment, having no interest in the future and disdain for the past. The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon was a product of a tenth century courtier's experiences in the palace of Empress Teishi. A common custom of the time period, courtiers used to keep notes or a diary in a wooden pillow with a drawer. This "pillow book" reflects the confident aesthetic judgments of Shonagon and her ability to create prose that crossed into the realm of the poetic. The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon is one of the earliest examples of diary literature whose passages chronicle the events of the court calendar, the ceremonies and celebrations specific to Teishi's court, and the vignettes that provide brilliantly drawn glimpses into the manners and foibles of the aristocracy. A contemporary of Murasaki Shikibu, the author of The Tale of Genji, this small diary brings an added dimension to Murasaki's timeless and seminal work. Arthur Waley's elegant translation of The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon captures the beauty of its prose and the vitality of Shonagon's narrative voice, as well as her quirky personality traits. In a place and time where poetry was as important as knowledge and beauty was highly revered, Sei Shonagon's private writings give the reader a charming and intimate glimpse into a time of isolated innocence and pale beauty.

In his 14th book, bestselling author Nicholas Sparks tells the unforgettable story of a man whose Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon: The Diary of a 10th Century Courtesan in Heian Japan free epub brushes with death lead him to the love of his life. While many historians have looked at violence in connection with particular religious manifestations (jihad in Islam or Christianity s Crusades), Armstrong looks at each faith not only Christianity and Islam, but also Buddhism, Hinduism, Confucianism, Daoism, and Judaism in its totality over time. As she describes, each arose in an agrarian society with plenty powerful landowners brutalizing peasants while also warring among themselves over land, then the only real source of wealth. In this world, religion was not the discrete and personal matter it would become for us but rather something that permeated all aspects of society. And so it was that agrarian aggression, and the warrior ethos it begot, became bound up with observances of the sacred.

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Author: Arthur Waley,Dennis C. Washburn
Number of Pages: 128 pages
Published Date: 10 Mar 2011
Publisher: Tuttle Shokai Inc
Publication Country: Kanagawa, Japan
Language: English
ISBN: 9784805311080
Download Link: Click Here
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