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The Pillow Book is a collection of anecdotes, lists, and assorted writings that is one of the best sources of information concerning the court society of the 10th century and is considered an influential landmark in the history of Japanese literature. [9] The Pillow Book is written entirely in Japanese. During the late 10th and early 11th ...
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The Pillow Book retains its fresh, authentic appeal more than 1,000 years after its inception' Japan Times Written by the court gentlewoman Sei Shonagon as a journal for her own amusement, The Pillow Book is one of the greatest works of Japanese literature. A fascinating exploration of life amongst the nobility at the height of the idyllic Heian period, it describes the exquisite pleasures of ...
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Jun 28, 2020 · A classic work of Japanese literature from the tenth century, translated and edited by Ivan Morris. The Pillow Book is a collection of observations, anecdotes, poems and essays on various topics, reflecting the author's life and culture.
Pillow Book, (c. 1000), title of a book of reminiscences and impressions by the 11th-century Japanese court lady Sei Shōnagon. Whether the title was generic and whether Sei Shōnagon herself used it is not known, but other diaries of the Heian period (794–1185) indicate that such journals may have
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The Pillow Book Summary. Sei Shōnagon, a gentlewoman serving in the imperial court of Empress Teishi in Japan in the 990s C.E., keeps a diary. This “pillow book” is a blend of short narratives, personal musings, and many lists of observations and experiences which Sei finds beautiful or interesting. These components are loosely connected ...
