Essays in Idleness: The Tsurezuregusa of Kenkō by Yoshida Kenkō

Essays in Idleness: The Tsurezuregusa of Kenkō

ビギナーズ・クラシックス 日本の古典

Yoshida Kenkō with Donald Keene (Translator)

235 pages first pub 1332 (editions)

nonfiction essays philosophy reflective slow-paced
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Despite the turbulent times in which he lived, the Buddhist priest Kenkō met the world with a measured eye. As Emperor Go-Daigo fended off a challenge from the usurping Hojo family, and Japan stood at the brink of a dark political era, Kenkō held ...

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