Das Kopfkissenbuch der Dame Sei Shonagon
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Ein Klassiker der japanischen Literatur, der sehr intime Einblicke in das Hofleben des 11. Jahrhunderts gibt und mit allerlei Lebensweisheiten aufwartet.
Nach dem um das Jahr 1000 von der japanischen Hofdame Sei Shonagon verfaßten »Skizzenbuch unterm Kopfkissen« in freier Auswahl und Anordnung herausgegeben.
Mit 52 Pflanzen-Vignetten nach einer alten Sammlung japanischer Gedichthandschriften.
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It was absolutely worth reading it for learning about that time period, but being a real diary: not much actually interesting happens. I really enjoyed when Sei Shonangon described life at court and things that she experienced and did, but half of the book was just her listing things or complaining. It makes sense considering the nature of this text it just wasn't that fun. The strongest thing about it is showing that people haven't changed that much over all this time, as well as the historical aspects like the importance of poetry back then. However, I don't think the author is as clever or special as I was led to believe before reading. I actually found her not to be that likable, but 1000 years and half the world seperate her and me, so of course we couldn't have the same values, I never expected that.
Description
Ein Klassiker der japanischen Literatur, der sehr intime Einblicke in das Hofleben des 11. Jahrhunderts gibt und mit allerlei Lebensweisheiten aufwartet.
Nach dem um das Jahr 1000 von der japanischen Hofdame Sei Shonagon verfaßten »Skizzenbuch unterm Kopfkissen« in freier Auswahl und Anordnung herausgegeben.
Mit 52 Pflanzen-Vignetten nach einer alten Sammlung japanischer Gedichthandschriften.
Book Information
Posts
It was absolutely worth reading it for learning about that time period, but being a real diary: not much actually interesting happens. I really enjoyed when Sei Shonangon described life at court and things that she experienced and did, but half of the book was just her listing things or complaining. It makes sense considering the nature of this text it just wasn't that fun. The strongest thing about it is showing that people haven't changed that much over all this time, as well as the historical aspects like the importance of poetry back then. However, I don't think the author is as clever or special as I was led to believe before reading. I actually found her not to be that likable, but 1000 years and half the world seperate her and me, so of course we couldn't have the same values, I never expected that.