The Diary of Lady Murasaki
Author(s): Murasaki Shikibu, Lady 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.
Product Information
General Fields
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- : Penguin UK
- : Penguin
- : 0.112
- : 01 March 1999
- : 198mm X 130mm X 10mm
- : books
Special Fields
- : Paperback
- : Murasaki Shikibu, Lady Murasaki