In the book review section of the Nikkei 5.11 , following is a book review of a small field , but it is not only all of the Japanese, people in the world had better read, it should better to know for this.
The politicians of the United States at the time , if they were reading the Seishonagon, this is because, to would never dropping the atomic bomb on Japan,
Now, rulers of China and South Korea, it is only be called the most vicious, for Japan, slander by random, slander is also impossible.
The into thinking to believe their lies much post-war, the world, and a country of the atrocity Japan, nuttiness that has crowded believe, So, now, the world is has become very unstable.
It is not the people who do not understand what that is, only, read, "The Turntable of Civilization" of Akutagawa.
The intellectuals of post-war Japan, is not that walked around Kyoto. At least, as Akutagawa, on a daily basis for years, is not even the one person man who kept walking.
So over the past years, they continue to conduct Become a really stupid, and Japan -deprecating, and lavish praise of the China and South Korea, the fool no more.
Then, in particular, more than 20 years of this, you did have continued diminished the national power of Japan.
That the thing that is making the instability of the world of today, also a fool how, you guys should have been found long enough.
"The historical science of 〈The Pillow Book〉"
It explores the background of the observing eye excellent
Beginning with “Spring is dawn", were cut to the vivid movement of natural landscapes and seasons, “The Pillow Book “.
Seishonagon of the author, in addition to poetry, to be well informed of the Japanese and Chinese literature, also anthology, "She saw the man in the background of nature", "She had to feel the excitement of nature from human movement."
It says that the observing eye about which she is excellent became “the basis of the nature-views of the Japanese ".
The author, landlord in medieval history of Japan, has a detailed knowledge to Japanese literature.
Kamakura era of professional, essay written, "Hōjōki(An Account of My Hut)”, “Tsurezuregusa(Essays in Idleness)", he has also published book on.
In this document, it dates back to the Heian period, is being re-examined critically the previous study was biased tend to literary aspects.
In order to explore the personality of Seishonagon and overall picture of "The Pillow Book", an attempt was made to "clarify historical biological".
"To speculate about when Seishonagon began to serve the empress Sadako, and pointed out the problems of the common belief, it is assumed that attendance at the recommendation of Fujiwara no Michinaga.
View Michinaga the father of Empress Shōshi which is the rival of Sadako is to have a boost of attendance is interesting.
Come out to the afterword, to follow "Shiji" example, "to write a work of Japanese-style that has lead-in the Four Seasons", but interpretation of the were the focus is also a novelty.
That Shonagon stared sharply also subtleties of men and women and political situation to further upheaval, he in line with her "look", it emerges from the exploration of the background and careful reading.
Rich in connotation analysis of the author through the history and literature, its educational book for history lovers also love classical literature also can enjoy.
(Asahi Newspaper Publishing, 1500 yen)