SYMHC Classics: Sei Shonagon and the Heian Court
Stuff You Missed in History Class
November 25, 201728m 6s
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Show Notes
Today we're revisiting a bit of Japanese history. 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 a diary and essay collection that's thoroughly fascinating.
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