Ivan Morris

Spécialiste de la civilisation japonaise. - Docteur en japonologie, diplômé de la School of Oriental and African studies, Londres ; de l'Université de Harvard (BA). - A enseigné à l'Université de Columbia (de 1960 à 1973) où il fût président du Department of East Asian languages and cultures (de 1966 à 1969). - Elu Fellow du St Antony's College, Oxford (en 1966). - A traduit des oeuvres classiques et modernes du japonais en anglais.
Spécialiste de la civilisation japonaise. - Docteur en japonologie, diplômé de la School of Oriental and African studies, Londres ; de l'Université de Harvard (BA). - A enseigné à l'Université de Columbia (de 1960 à 1973) où il fût président du Department of East Asian languages and cultures (de 1966 à 1969). - Elu Fellow du St Antony's College, Oxford (en 1966). - A traduit des oeuvres classiques et modernes du japonais en anglais.
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The World of the Shining Prince

Ivan Morris's definitive and widely acclaimed portrait of the ceremonious and melancholy world of ancient Japan. . "A book which should delight anyone interested in Japan." -The New York Times Book ReviewUsing The Tale of Genji and other major literary works from Japan's Heian period as a frame of reference, The World of the Shining Prince recreates an era when women set the cultural tone. Focusing on the world of the emperor's court-a world deeply admired by Virginia Woolf, among others-renowned scholar of Japanese history and literature Ivan Morris explores the politics, society, religious life, and superstitions of the period.
Offering readers detailed portrayals of the daily lives of courtiers, the cult of beauty they espoused, and the intricate relations between the men and women of the age, The World of the Shining Prince has been a cornerstone text on ancient Japan for half a century.
Ivan Morris's definitive and widely acclaimed portrait of the ceremonious and melancholy world of ancient Japan. . "A book which should delight anyone interested in Japan." -The New York Times Book ReviewUsing The Tale of Genji and other major literary works from Japan's Heian period as a frame of reference, The World of the Shining Prince recreates an era when women set the cultural tone. Focusing on the world of the emperor's court-a world deeply admired by Virginia Woolf, among others-renowned scholar of Japanese history and literature Ivan Morris explores the politics, society, religious life, and superstitions of the period.
Offering readers detailed portrayals of the daily lives of courtiers, the cult of beauty they espoused, and the intricate relations between the men and women of the age, The World of the Shining Prince has been a cornerstone text on ancient Japan for half a century.
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