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Sei Shonagon and the Heian Court
Sei Shonagon and the Heian Court
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Length:
35 minutes
Released:
Dec 4, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Thanks to the pillow book of lady-in-waiting Sei Shonagon, we have a first-person account of court life in Heian Japan. It's part diary, part commonplace book, part essay collection, and thoroughly fascinating. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers
Released:
Dec 4, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode
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