Sacred Rites in Moonlight: Ben No Naishi Nikki by Naishi Ben No

Sacred Rites in Moonlight: Ben No Naishi Nikki

Cornell East Asia

Naishi Ben No with S. Yumiko Hulvey (Translator)

344 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction biography classics literary memoir poetry medium-paced
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Ben no Naishi (1228-1270), a descendant of a literary branch of the Fujiwara family, created an innovative poetic account focusing on her public personae as a naishi serving at the court of Go-Fukakusa (r. 1246-1259). Traditional scholarship regar...

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