Diary of Lady Murasaki (Penguin Classics)
Shikibu, Murasaki
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.
年:
1999
出版:
1
出版社:
Penguin Classics
语言:
english
页:
144
ISBN 10:
014043576X
ISBN 13:
9780140435764
文件:
AZW3 , 1.48 MB
IPFS:
,
english, 1999