Values in Literature

Values in Literature

This paper is based on the topic of values in literature. The authors selected for this paper are Sei Shonagon, the writer of The Pillow Book, and Yoshida Kenko, the writer of Essays in Idleness. The Pillow Book by Sei Shonagon and Essays in Idleness by Yoshida Kenko are both regarded as characteristic Japanese literature. Both manuscripts deal with the court life during their time period. While Sei Shonagon expresses a feminine view and Kenko a masculine opinion, a contrast between the Pillow Book and the Essays in Idleness can be made by conveying their deliberations to ...