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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Arthur Waley , Dennis WashburnPublisher: Tuttle Publishing Imprint: Tuttle Publishing Weight: 0.170kg ISBN: 9784805314623ISBN 10: 4805314621 Pages: 128 Publication Date: 07 August 2018 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsIn a small diary, a young courtesan of the Heian period gives her account of the Japanese courts of the day, providing perspective on a unique time in Japanese history. A contemporary of Murasaki Shikibu, the author of The Tale of Genji, Sei Shonagon's commentary brings an added dimension to that timeless and seminal work. -Svetlana's Reads and Views blog His [Waley's] is the most appealing version for the general reader. -Michael Dirda, Pulitzer-prize winning columnist """His [Waley's] is the most appealing version for the general reader."" --Michael Dirda, Pulitzer-prize winning columnist ""In a small diary, a young courtesan of the Heian period gives her account of the Japanese courts of the day, providing perspective on a unique time in Japanese history. A contemporary of Murasaki Shikibu, the author of The Tale of Genji, Sei Shonagon's commentary brings an added dimension to that timeless and seminal work."" --Svetlana's Reads and Views blog" His [Waley's] is the most appealing version for the general reader. -Michael Dirda, Pulitzer-prize winning columnist In a small diary, a young courtesan of the Heian period gives her account of the Japanese courts of the day, providing perspective on a unique time in Japanese history. A contemporary of Murasaki Shikibu, the author of The Tale of Genji, Sei Sho-nagon's commentary brings an added dimension to that timeless and seminal work. -Svetlana's Reads and Views blog Author InformationArthur Waley (1889-1966) taught himself Chinese and Japanese after being appointed Assistant Keeper of Oriental Prints and Manuscripts at the British Museum to help catalog the paintings in the museum's collection. He went on to renown as one of the most respected translators of Asian classics into English of his time. His long list of translated works includes The Tale of Genji, Monkey (The Journey to the West), The Noh Plays of Japan and The Analects of Confucius. Dennis Washburn is Professor of Asian and Middle Eastern Languages and Literatures and Comparative Literature at Dartmouth College. He is the author of Translating Mount Fuji: Modern Japanese Fiction and the Ethics of Identity and translator of Temple of the Wild Geese and Bamboo Dolls of Echizen. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |