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- Book Title
- Essays in Idleness and Hojoki
- Publication Name
- Essays in Idleness
- Title
- Essays in Idleness
- Subtitle
- and Hojoki
- Translator
- Meredith McKinney
- Contributor
- Meredith McKinney (Translated by)
- Format
- Uk-B Format Paperback
- ISBN-10
- 0141192100
- EAN
- 9780141192109
- ISBN
- 9780141192109
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Genre
- Religion, Literary Collections
- Release Year
- 2013
- Release Date
- 05/12/2013
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- GB
- Item Height
- 0.5 in
- Item Length
- 7.8 in
- Item Width
- 5.1 in
- Item Weight
- 5.9 Oz
- Publication Year
- 2014
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Topic
- Medieval, Asian / Japanese, Buddhism / Rituals & Practice, Essays
- Number of Pages
- 224 Pages
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Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0141192100
ISBN-13
9780141192109
eBay Product ID (ePID)
175188084
Product Key Features
Book Title
Essays in Idleness and Hojoki
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2014
Topic
Medieval, Asian / Japanese, Buddhism / Rituals & Practice, Essays
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Religion, Literary Collections
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
5.9 Oz
Item Length
7.8 in
Item Width
5.1 in
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[ Essays in Idleness is] a most delightful book, and one that has served as a model of Japanese style and taste since the 17th century. These cameo-like vignettes reflect the importance of the little, fleeting futile things, and each essay is Kenko himself
Dewey Edition
23
Notes by
McKinney, Meredith
Grade From
Twelfth Grade
Dewey Decimal
294.34
Synopsis
Two of the most important Buddhist tracts from Japan A Penguin Classic Both of these works on life's fleeting pleasures are by Buddhist monks from medieval Japan, but each represents a different worldview. In Essays in Idleness , his lively and sometimes ribald collection of anecdotes, advice, and observations, Kenko displays his fascination with earthly matters. In the short memoir Hojoki , or The Ten Foot Square Hut , however, Chomei recounts his decision to withdraw from worldly affairs and live as a hermit. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators., These two works on life's fleeting pleasures are by Buddhist monks from medieval Japan, but each shows a different world-view. In the short memoir H j ki , Ch mei recounts his decision to withdraw from worldly affairs and live as a hermit in a tiny hut in the mountains, contemplating the impermanence of human existence. Kenko, however, displays a fascination with more earthy matters in his collection of anecdotes, advice and observations. From ribald stories of drunken monks to aching nostalgia for the fading traditions of the Japanese court, Essays in Idleness is a constantly surprising work that ranges across the spectrum of human experience., New to Penguin Classics: two of the most important Buddhist tracts from Japan Both of these works on life's fleeting pleasures are by Buddhist monks from medieval Japan, but each represents a different worldview. In Essays in Idleness , his lively and sometimes ribald collection of anecdotes, advice, and observations, Kenko displays his fascination with earthly matters. In the short memoir Hojoki , however, Chomei recounts his decision to withdraw from worldly affairs and live as a hermit. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
LC Classification Number
BQ4302
Copyright Date
2013
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