Three late tenth century and early eleventh century women presented their views of life and romance at the Heian court in Kagerō Nikki ("The Gossamer Years") by "the mother of Michitsuna", Makura no Sōshi (The Pillow Book) by Sei Shōnagon, and Genji Monogatari (Tale of Genji) by Murasaki Shikibu (herself a Fujiwara).
This is a collection of her short essays on many different subjects, personal, social and political, as a modern version of the 10th Century Japanese Pillow Book by Sei Shōnagon.
Sei Shōnagon - daughter of Motosuke, and one of the most famous women poets in all of Japanese history
:For the Japanese author, see Sei Shōnagon.
Sei Shōnagon | Yuddham Sei | Sei-Kyo Maru | ''Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe'', BWV 197a | Sei Shōnagon's | Sei Shonagon | SEI | Makoto Sei Watanabe | Kangalal Kaidhu Sei |
Allusion to Sei Shōnagon's assertion in The Pillow Book that evening is the most beautiful moment of an autumn day.
In Japan, the bird is called hototogisu (ホトトギス) and is frequently praised for its song, and ranked as her favorite bird by Sei Shonagon in her account of court life in Heian Japan, The Pillow Book.
It then goes on to discuss the ability and upbringing of a number of prominent women: Ono no Komachi, Sei Shōnagon, Izumi Shikibu, Akazome Emon, Murasaki Shikibu and others.
There is a 1996 film of the same name by writer/director Peter Greenaway, which tells a modern story but references Sei Shōnagon's literary work.