Ōkagami, the Great mirror : Fujiwara Michinaga (966-1027) and his times : a study and translation /

Presented here in a new and complete translation is the Japanese classic Okagami, an historical talc that mirrors a man's life and the times in which he lived. Dating from the late eleventh or early twelfth century, it focuses on Fujiwara Michinaga, the leading political figure in the great fam...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: McCullough, Helen Craig (Author, Translator)
Other Authors: Fujiwara, Tamenari, active 12th century, Fujiwara, Yoshinobu, 995-1065
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Japonés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [1980]
Series:Princeton library of Asian translations.
Subjects:
794-1185
HISTORY > Asia > Japan.
Japan > History > Heian period, 794-1185.
Japon > Histoire > 794-1185 (Époque de Heian)
Japan.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Translator's Preface
  • Introduction
  • Chapter One
  • Chapter Two
  • Chapter Three
  • Chapter Four
  • Chapter Five
  • Chapter Six
  • Appendix A. Persons and Places Mentioned in the Text
  • Appendix B. Translations from Other Ōkagami Textual Lines
  • Appendix C. Chronology of the Ōkagami Period
  • Appendix D. The Fujiwara Role in Japanese Court History from Kamatari to Michinaga
  • Figure 1. Heiankyō
  • Figure 2. The Greater Imperial Palace (Daidairi)
  • Figure 3. The Imperial Residential Compound (Dairi)
  • Figure 4. The Emperor's Residence (Seiryōden)
  • List of Works Cited
  • Index

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