- Paperback: 352 pages
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; New edition edition (29 May 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0140263527
- ISBN-13: 978-0140263527
- Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.8 x 1.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 776,296 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A study of court life in ancient Japan during the Heian period (c. A.D. 950-1050), where the elite were highly cultured and aware of the aesthetic. The book outlines the social and political life of the period as well as the superstitions and rules of conduct between men and women.
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Evokes a lost world of elegance,
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This review is from: The World of the Shining Prince: Court Life in Ancient Japan (Penguin history) (Paperback)
Drawing heavily from The Tale of Gengi, this book analyzes the culture of the medieval Japanese elite. I read this years ago but the cultivated lives it describes left a deep impression: imagine a world in which love affairs were sparked by a single line of poetry passed beneath a screen, perfume-making was an art practiced by all your acquaintances, and watching the full moon was part of the social scene.
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