Sanuki no Suke (Fujiwara Nagako)
Item
Author
Sanuki no Suke (Fujiwara Nagako)
Location
Heian-kyo (modern day Kyoto)
Dates
1079?- after 1119
Biography
Fujiwara Nagako, daughter of Fujiwara Akitsuna, was born into a politically well-connected and well-accomplished literary family. She served Emperor Horikawa as a handmaid until his death and is best known for her memoir of this time, the Sanuki no Suke Nikki, rather than her poetry.
Works
Poetry, Sanuki no Suke Nikki (The Diary of the Sanuki Assistant Handmaid)
Languages
Japanese
Genres
Diary/Memoir, Poetry
Editions and Translations
Brewster, Jennifer, tr. The Emperor Horikawa Diary by Fujiwara Nagako. Honolulu: Hawaii UP, 1977.
