'It is a most wonderful comfort to sit alone beneath a lamp, book spread before you, and commune with someone from the past whom you have never met.; 'Moonlight, sake, spring blossom, idle moments, a woman's hair - these exquisite reflections on life's fleeting pleasures by a thirteenth-century Japanese monk are delicately attuned to nature and the senses.; Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday.; Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries.; They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe.; Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions.; Yoshida Kenko (c.; 1283-1352).; Kenko's work is included in Penguin Classics inEssays in Idleness and Hojoki.; Daha fazla göster