Frases de Sei Shōnagon

Sei Shōnagon foi uma escritora japonesa e dama da corte imperial ou dama de acompanhamento da Imperatriz Teishi , por volta da metade da Período Heian, aproximadamente ano 1000 d. C. Ela ficou reconhecida por ser a autora do Livro de Travesseiro . Wikipedia

✵ 966 – 1025

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Sei Shōnagon: 6 citações0 Curtidas

Sei Shōnagon: Frases em inglês

“In life there are two things which are dependable. The pleasures of the flesh and the pleasures of literature.”

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Sei Shonagon livro The Pillow Book

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“Pleasing things: finding a large number of tales that one has not read before. Or acquiring the second volume of a tale whose first volume one has enjoyed. But often it is a disappointment.”

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Sei Shonagon livro The Pillow Book

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“A man who has nothing in particular to recommend him discusses all sorts of subjects at random as though he knew everything.”

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Sei Shonagon livro The Pillow Book

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Fonte: The Pillow Book of Sei Shōnagon (1002), p. 44

“Things That Lose by Being Painted
Pinks, cherry blossoms, yellow roses. Men or women who are praised in romances as being beautiful.Things That Gain by Being Painted
Pines. Autumn fields. Mountain villages and paths. Cranes and deer. A very cold winter scene; an unspeakably hot summer scene.”

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Fonte: The Pillow Book of Sei Shōnagon (1002), p. 138

“One is telling a story about old times when someone breaks in with a little detail that he happens to know, implying that one's own version is inaccurate — disgusting behavior!”

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Fonte: The Pillow Book of Sei Shōnagon (1002), p. 46

“Splendid Things
Chinese brocade. A sword with a decorated scabbard. The grain of the wood in a Buddhist statue. Long flowering branches of beautifully coloured wistaria entwined about a pine tree.”

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Fonte: The Pillow Book of Sei Shōnagon (1002), p. 109