Essays in Idleness and Hōjōki

方丈記 / 徒然草

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Essays in Idleness and Hōjōki

方丈記 / 徒然草

Written by Yoshida Kenkō
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Written sometime between 1330 and 1332, the Essays in Idleness, with their timeless relevance and charm, hardly mirror the turbulent times in which they were born. Despite the struggle between the Emperor Go-Daigo and the usurping Hojo family that rocked Japan during these years, the Buddhist priest Kenko found himself "with nothing better to do, jotting down at random whatever nonsensical thoughts have entered my head." The resulting essays, none of them more than a few pages in length and some consisting of but two or three sentences, treat a great variety of subjects in a congenial, anecdotal style. Kenko clung to tradition, Buddhism, and the pleasures of solitude, and the themes he treats are all suffused with an unspoken acceptance of Buddhist beliefs. Above all, Kenko gives voice to a distinctively Japanese aesthetic that beauty is bound to perishability.

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Pages 188
Language Eng
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Published 1212
ISBN 18043812
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After spending years working in the corporate world, Yoshida Kenkō finally decided to pursue a lifelong passion for writing. They currently reside in a quiet suburb where they spend most of their time outlining new stories, reading extensively, and occasionally attempting to bake.

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