- Eiga monogatari
is a Japanese "
monogatari ", or epic, which relates events in the life of courtierFujiwara no Michinaga . It is believed to have been written by a number of authors, over the course of roughly a century, from 1028 to 1107.It is notable for giving high credits to
Fujiwara family especially Michinaga.The "monogatari" serves as a sequel to the "
Rikkokushi ", and discusses the life and exploits of Michinaga and his family. The first part, thirty volumes detailing the period from the reign ofEmperor Uda until Michinaga's death, is believed to have been written between 1028 and 1034 byAkazome Emon and/orFujiwara no Tamenari . The second portion, ten volumes covering the reign ofEmperor Horikawa , is generally attributed toDewa no Ben who would have written between 1092 and 1107. The forty scrolls which comprise the text are written entirely in "kana ", and include many excerpts from diaries and notes of court ladies. Twenty-eight of these scrolls are devoted to Michinaga's governance, while the remaining twelve concern related topics, including other aspects of his life and the lives of his family.The work was translated into English by William H. and
Helen Craig McCullough in 1980.References
*Frederic, Louis (2002). "Eiga monogatari." "Japan Encyclopedia." Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press.
* Citation
last = McCullough
first = William H.
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last2 = McCullough
first2 = Helen Craig
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title = A Tale of Flowering Fortunes — Annals of Japanese Aristocratic Life in the Heian Period
place= Stanford, CA
publisher = Stanford University Press
year = 1980
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isbn = 0-8047-1039-2
*Sansom, George (1958). 'A History of Japan to 1334'. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press.
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