The World of the Shining Prince: Court Life in Ancient Japan (1964. 1994)
Ivan Morris [Morris, Ivan], Barbara Ruch (intro. 1994)
Ivan Morris’s definitive and widely acclaimed portrait of the ceremonious and melancholy world of ancient Japan.
Using The Tale of Genji and other major literary works from Japan’s Heian period as a frame of reference, The World of the Shining Prince recreates an era when women set the cultural tone. Focusing on the world of the emperor’s court—a world deeply admired by Virginia Woolf, among others—renowned scholar of Japanese history and literature Ivan Morris explores the politics, society, religious life, and superstitions of the period.
Using The Tale of Genji and other major literary works from Japan’s Heian period as a frame of reference, The World of the Shining Prince recreates an era when women set the cultural tone. Focusing on the world of the emperor’s court—a world deeply admired by Virginia Woolf, among others—renowned scholar of Japanese history and literature Ivan Morris explores the politics, society, religious life, and superstitions of the period.
Offering readers detailed portrayals of the daily lives of courtiers, the cult of beauty they espoused, and the intricate relations between the men and women of the age, The World of the Shining Prince has been a cornerstone text on ancient Japan for half a century
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Tahun:
1964
Edisi:
re-ed. 1994, new intro.
Penerbit:
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Bahasa:
english
ISBN 10:
0345803914
ISBN 13:
9780345536693
ISBN:
IZPATF13RT8C
Fail:
EPUB, 2.32 MB
IPFS:
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english, 1964
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