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The Great Mirror or Ōkagami
(大鏡) is a
Japanese
historical tale by an unknown author that covers from
850 to
1025, the golden days of Fujiwara family's rule.
In the tale, the writer listened to the conversation mainly led by a
190-year-old man Ōyake no Yotsugi (大宅世継), who recalled the past. A
180-year old man Natsuyama no Shigeki (夏山繁樹) added comments and a young
samurai put questions to the two men. This style makes the story vivid
and allows to add various opinions and criticisms naturally.
The structure is modelled after traditional Chinese history books like
the
Records of the Grand Historian. It consists of Preface, Stories
of Emperors, Stories of Ministers, Miscellaneous Stories and Post-fin.
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