The Kagero Diary: A Woman’s Autobiographical Text from Tenth-Century Japan (Michigan Monograph Series in Japanese Studies) (Volume 19)
A translated autobiographical diary from a tenth-century Japanese noblewoman, offering rare insight into Heian court life and personal experience.
About This Book
This volume presents a translation of the Kagero Diary, an autobiographical text written by a woman of the Heian court.
The work provides a firsthand perspective on daily life, relationships, and social customs in tenth-century Japan.
Readers gain access to a rare female voice from early Japanese literature through this scholarly edition.
The Michigan Monograph Series edition includes contextual notes that enhance understanding of the historical period.
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