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- The Pillow Book (枕草子, Makura no Sōshi) is a book of observations and musings recorded by Sei Shōnagon during her time as court lady to Empress Consort Teishi during the 990s and early 1000s in Heian-period Japan. The book was completed in the year 1002.
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The Pillow Book (枕草子, Makura no Sōshi) is a book of observations and musings recorded by Sei Shōnagon during her time as court lady to Empress Consort Teishi during the 990s and early 1000s in Heian-period Japan. The book was completed in the year 1002.
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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Apr 20, 2017 · The Pillow Book (Makura no Soshi) is a personalised account of life at the Japanese court by Sei Shonagon which she completed c. 1002 CE during the Heian Period.
- Mark Cartwright
The Pillow Book was written during Japan’s Heian period, which spanned the years between 794 and 1186. The Japanese imperial court was at its height during these centuries.
The Pillow Book is a literary diary in which Sei Shonagun collected her impressions of the world around her while she served at court. Aside from her own thoughts on day-to-day life, she notes inequalities between the advancement of men and women during the Heian period as well as her opinions.
Dec 6, 2023 · The earliest English translation of The Pillow Book appeared in 1889 as an essay titled “A Literary Lady of Old Japan” in Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan.
Sei Shōnagon, Ivan Morris (Translator) "The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon" is a fascinating, detailed account of Japanese court life in the eleventh century. Written by a lady of the court at the height of Heian culture, this book enthralls with its lively gossip, witty observations, and subtle impressions. Lady Shonagon was an erstwhile rival ...
