"Sarashina Nikki" is a famous example of daily literature; it is the diary of the daughter of SUGAWARA no Takasue who grew up full of aspiration for "Genji Monogatari" which she just heard of by name.
少女時代から、名のみ聞く『源氏物語』に限りない憧れを抱いて成人した菅原孝標女の日記『更級日記』が有名である。