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The Diary of Lady Murasaki
Murasaki Shikibu
出版Penguin UK, 1996-03-07
主題Biography & Autobiography / HistoricalLiterary Collections / Diaries & JournalsHistory / Asia / JapanHistory / Europe / MedievalLiterary Collections / Letters
ISBN01419076579780141907659
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=2t2R5_ow4FkC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋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.