Diaries of Court Ladies of Old Japan

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Izumi Shikibu

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Three diaries kept by female members of the Japanese court during the Heian Period (the eleventh century A.D.) are collected together as “Diaries of Court Ladies of Old Japan.” Novels and poems by Sugawara no Takasue no Musume, Murasaki Shikibu, and Izumi Shikibu are well-known. The diaries offer a window into the daily activities of the court, blending starkness, strength, and nuance in their portrayals.

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Izumi Shikibu

Izumi Shikibu was a Japanese poet and court writer of the Heian period whose diary records an intense year of correspondence, meetings, and reflection. Diaries of Court Ladies of Old Japan brings her work together with diaries by Murasaki Shikibu and the writer conventionally known…

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#	Chapter	Length
1	Introduction by Amy Lowell	36:42
2	The Sarashina Diary Part 1	39:56
3	The Sarashina Diary Part 2	37:29
4	The Sarashina Diary Part 3	25:43
5	The Diary of Murasaki Shikibu Part 1	52:12
6	The Diary of Murasaki Shikibu Part 2	32:20
7	The Diary of Murasaki Shikibu Part 3	44:39
8	The Diary of Izumi Shikibu Part 1	42:37
9	The Diary of Izumi Shikibu Part 2	38:58