These two works on life’s fleeting pleasures are by Buddhist monks from medieval Japan, but each shows a different world-view. In the short memoir Hôjôki, Chômei recounts his decision to withdraw from worldly affairs and live as a hermit in a tiny hut in the mountains, contemplating the impermanence of human existence. Kenko, however, displays a fascination with more earthy matters in his collection of anecdotes, advice and observations. From ribald stories of drunken monks to aching nostalgia for the fading traditions of the Japanese court, Essays in Idleness is a constantly surprising work that ranges across the spectrum of human experience.
Szczegóły książki:
- Tytuł oryginału
- Tsurezuregusa Hōjōki
- Data wydania
- 2013 (data przybliżona)
- ISBN
- 9780141192109
- Liczba stron
- 224
- Słowa kluczowe
- Literatura japońska, heian
- Język
- Angielski
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