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Guide to the classics: the sophisticated aesthetics of Sei Shōnagon’s The Pillow Book

By Jindan Ni, Lecturer, Global and Language Studies, RMIT University

A classic of the Heian period of Japanese literature, the sensual delight of The Pillow Book encourages writers to ‘follow their brush’.

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