{"product_id":"worlding-sei-shnagon-valerie-henitiuk-9780776607283","title":"Worlding SEI Shagon: The Pillow Book in Translation","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Makura no Shi, or The Pillow Book as it is generally known in English, is a collection of personal reflections and anecdotes about life in the Japanese royal court composed around the turn of the eleventh century by a woman known as Sei Shagon. Its opening section, which begins haru wa akebono, or \"spring, dawn,\" is arguably the single most famous passage in Japanese literature. Throughout its long life, The Pillow Book has been translated countless times. It has captured the European imagination with its lyrical style, compelling images and the striking personal voice of its author. Worlding Sei Shagon guides the reader through the remarkable translation history of The Pillow Book in the West, gathering almost fifty translations of the \"spring, dawn\" passage, which span one-hundred-and-thirty-five years and sixteen languages. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMany of the translations are made readily available for the first time in this study. The versions collected in Worlding Sei Shagon are an enlightening example of the many ways in which translations can differ from their source text, undermining the idea of translation as the straightforward transfer of meaning from one language to another, one culture to another. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePublished in English.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Valerie Henitiuk\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0776607286\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780776607283\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Ottawa Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/16\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 330\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.70w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2013","brand":"Valerie Henitiuk","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926010036479,"sku":"9780776607283","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_0385721e-81bc-4228-afc8-69e23449e935.jpg?v=1681080668","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/worlding-sei-shnagon-valerie-henitiuk-9780776607283","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}