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Original Essays | November 9, 2009

Jesse Bullington: IMG Abash'd the Devil Stood

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I don't believe in evil. It's a word I use, certainly, because words are shortcuts and we all take the short way round from time to time, but that's... Continue »
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996 A.D., with later revisions. The translation of the diaries of a court lady in tenth-century Japan, it is a collection of anecdotes, memories of court and religious ceremonies, character sketches, lists of things the author enjoyed or loathed, places that interested her, diary entries, descriptions of nature, pilgrimages, conversations, poetry exchanges--indeed, almost everything that made up daily life for the upper classes in Japan during the Heian period.
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ISBN:
9781417900695
Translator:
Waley, Arthur
Publisher:
Kessinger Publishing
Translator:
Waley, Arthur
Author:
Shonagon, SEI
Subject:
Ancient - General
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Historical - General
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Personal Memoirs
Publication Date:
January 2005
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Pages:
160
Dimensions:
9.00x6.00x.37 in. .54 lbs.
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