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The Kagero Diary: A Woman's Autobiographical Text from Tenth-century... Summary

"The Kagero Diary," is the autobiographical recordings of a Japanese woman from the tenth century. The book is translated by Sonja Arntzen from the original diary by the unknown woman. The diary represents the Heian period (794-1185) of classical Japanese literature. The author, identified only as Michitsuna's Mother (Michitsuna being the author's son), is recognized as a talented and artistic writer and poet. The woman writes about her life, with the...

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