The Diary of Lady Murasaki

by Murasaki Shikibu, Amy Lowell (Foreword by), Annie Shepley Omori (Translator), Kochi Doi (Translator)

Overview

Rare glimpses of the intrigues and drama of court life in 11th-century Japan as expressed by the empress's tutor and companion, who also wrote the fictional Tale of Genji.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780486845722
Publisher:	Dover Publications
Publication date:	12/18/2019
Series:	Dover Thrift Editions: History
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	80
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Japanese novelist and poet, Murasaki Shikibu (c. AD 973–1025) served as a lady-in-waiting at the imperial court during the Heian period. She and other women writers of the era were instrumental in developing Japanese as a written language, and her masterpiece, The Tale of Genji, is regarded as the world's first novel.

Table of Contents

Preface
A Note on Japanese Names and Dates
Introduction
Cultural background
The author
The diary
THE DIARY OF LADY MURASAKIAppendix I: Ground-plans and Map
Appendix II: Additional Sources
A Guide to Further Reading