Workshop: Heian Courtier Diaries

Workshop: Heian Courtier Diaries

September 23, 2005

Workshop: Heian Courtier Diaries
YOSHIDA Sanae (Professor of History, Tokyo Daigaku Shiryō Hensanjo)
403 Kent Hall, Columbia University (116th St. and Amsterdam Ave.)
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM

The recording of kanbun diaries was a necessary activity for Heian nobles serving at the imperial court. This workshop will introduce the basic form of a diary and then consider what motivated nobles to keep diaries and what significance it had for them. Finally, we will practice reading some actual diary entries.
 
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