The Golden Age of Japan: Secrets of the Imperial Court (TRIH ep 561, part 2)
1002 · Resource
The episode examines Heian-period Japanese court culture through two seminal literary works: The Pillow Book by Sei Shōnagon and The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu. Tom and Dominic discuss Sei Shōnagon's vivid, list-driven prose and courtly wit, contrasting her sunny, sociable tone with Murasaki's more introspective treatment of transience and sorrow.
On these timelines: The Rest Is History (podcast), Resources: Combined
Around 1002
- Holy Roman Empire (962)
- Song dynasty (960)
- Holy Roman Empire founded (962)
- Christianisation of Kievan Rus' (988)
- Founding of the Capetian dynasty (987)
- Bi Sheng invents movable type (1040)
- William the Conqueror (1028)
- The Tale of Genji (1008)
- Almoravid Empire founded (1050)
- Shahnameh completed (1010)