Essays in idleness and Hōjōki / Yoshida Kenkō and Kamo No Chōmei ; translated with an introducti...
Essays in idleness and Hōjōki / Yoshida Kenkō and Kamo No Chōmei ; translated with an introducti...
Essays in idleness and Hōjōki / Yoshida Kenkō and Kamo No Chōmei ; translated with an introduction and notes by Meredith McKinney.
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Publisher
London Penguin, 2013.
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H 2015/2060
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English
Japanese
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Physical content
xxxi, 188 pages : 1 illustration, 1 map ; 20 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
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volume
Contents
Note on the translation -- Hōjōki -- Essays in idleness -- Map -- Timeline of emperors.
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- Australian
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Summary
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 "Hōjōki", Chōmei recounts his decision to withdraw from worldy affairs and live as a hermit in a tiny hut in the mountains, contemplating the impermanence of human existence. Kenkō, however, display...
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Full title
Essays in idleness and Hōjōki / Yoshida Kenkō and Kamo No Chōmei ; translated with an introduction and notes by Meredith McKinney.
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General note
Penguin classics.
Translated from the Japanese.
Includes bibliographical references.
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Also available online.
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Translated from the Japanese.
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©2013.
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H 2015/2060
Record Identifier
74VK7WKgKDKb
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK7WKgKDKb
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ISBN
0141192100
9780141192109
DDC
294.34
MMS ID
991022860069702626
