01218nam a2200181Ia 4500 20260929161734.0 251219s9999||||xx |||||||||||||| ||und|| 23 952 MOR Morris, Ivan The World of the Shining Prince : Court Life in Ancient Japan / Ivan Morris Harmondsworth : Penguin Books. , 1960 348 p. The World of the Shining Prince, Ivan Morris's widely acclaimed portrait of the ceremonious, inbred, melancholy world of ancient Japan, has been a standard in cultural studies for nearly thirty years. Using as a frame of reference The Tale of Genji and other major literary works from Japan's Heian period, Morris recreates an era when woman set the cultural tone. Focusing on the world of the emperor's court-the world so admired by Virginia Woolf and others-he describes the politics, society, religious life, and superstitions of the times, providing detailed portrayals of the daily life of courtiers, the cult of beauty they espoused, and the intricate relations between the men and women of this milieu. History Japanese History Cultural Literary Criticism RBK 66830 66830 0 0 ddc 0 1 SNUL SNUL 2025-12-19 0 952 MOR G6979 2025-12-19 15:58:43 2025-12-19 RBK Prof. Romila Thapar's Collection