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Izumi Shikibu.
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In the following essay, Lowell provides historical perspective for the study of court ladies' diaries and briefly compares Izumi Shikibu's diary, Murasaki Shikibu's diary, and the...
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In the following excerpt, Cranston offers background on early Japanese court literature (including the different varieties of nikki and their position relative to other genres of literature), and disc...
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In the following excerpt, Miner discusses some theories of authorship of The Diary of Izumi Shikibu, its characterizations, shifting narrative point of view, and unsatisfying ending.
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In the following excerpt, Cranston examines many of Izumi's poems, discussing her techniques, choice of themes, and imagery.
The Heian poetess Izumi Shikibu has left a collection of over 1500 t...
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In the following excerpt, Walker analyzes the structure of the Izumi Shikibu Diary, emphasizing its two competing modes of presentation—idealism and realism.
The Izuin Shikibu nikki (Izumi Shik...
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In the following essay, Walker provides an overview of the Izumi Shikibu nikki and discusses its emphasis on illicit love.
The culture of tenth- and eleventh-century Japan, the apogee of the Heian per...
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In the following essay, Odagiri examines Izumi's use of symbolic images in her poetry and finds certain parallels with that of Charles Baudelaire.
The lyrical poet Yosano Akiko (1878-1942), who...
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Critical Essay by Amy Lowell
