Explore " pillow book" with insightful episodes like "The First Novel" and "Show 046 "Things that Leave an Aching Feeling Inside" by Lee Ann Roripaugh" from podcasts like ""A History of Japan" and "Lit from the Basement"" and more!
We set court politics aside in this episode to explore the life and work of Murasaki Shikibu, the eleventh-century lady-in-waiting who penned a work which is considered by many scholars to be the world's first novel: The Tale of Genji.
For artistic renditions of Murasaki Shikibut and Sei Shonagon, check out the supplemental post!
Danielle introduces Max to the list poem form with Lee Ann Roripaugh's "Things that Leave an Aching Feeling Inside." Topics include: list form, The Pillow Book, the importance of poetry during the Heian period, and breaking your own heart.
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