| Title | : | The Diary of Lady Murasaki |
|---|---|---|
| Author | : | Murasaki Shikibu |
| Release | : | 1996-03-07 |
| Kind | : | ebook |
| Genre | : | Biographies & Memoirs, Books, History, Asian History, Fiction & Literature |
| Size | : | 1592892 |
| 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. |
