Japanese Legends and Folklore (eBook)

Samurai Tales, Ghost Stories, Legends, Fairy Tales, Myths and Historical Accounts

A.B. Mitford (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2019
320 Seiten
Tuttle Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-4629-2071-6 (ISBN)

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Japanese Legends and Folklore invites English speakers into the intriguing world of Japanese folktales, ghost stories and historical eyewitness accounts. With a fascinating selection of stories about Japanese culture and history, A.B. Mitford--who lived and worked in Japan as a British diplomat--presents a broad cross section of tales from many Japanese sources. Discover more about practically every aspect of Japanese life--from myths and legends to society and religion. This book features 30 fascinating Japanese stories, including: The Forty-Seven Ronin--the famous, epic tale of a loyal band of Samurai warriors who pay the ultimate price for avenging the honor of their fallen master. The Tongue-Cut Sparrow--a good-hearted old man is richly rewarded when he begs forgiveness from a sparrow who is injured by his spiteful, greedy wife. The Adventures of Little Peach Boy--a tale familiar to generations of Japanese children, a small boy born from a peach is adopted by a kindly childless couple.Japanese Sermons--a selection of sermons written by a priest belonging to the Shingaku sect, which combines Buddhist, Shinto and Confucian teachings.An Account of Hara-Kiri--Mitford's dramatic first person account of a ritual Samurai suicide, the first time it had been reported in English. Thirty-one reproductions of woodblock prints bring the classic tales and essays to life. These influential stories helped shape the West's understanding of Japanese culture. A new foreword by Professor Michael Dylan Foster sheds light on the book's importance as a groundbreaking work of Japanese folklore, literature and history.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 26.3.2019
• Vorwort: Michael Dylan Foster
• Zusatzinfo: 31 b&w woodblock prints; 30 stories
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 130 x 130 mm
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Anthologien
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie ► Volkskunde
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Schlagworte: Classic Literature • Fairy tales • fairy tales around the world • fairy tales book • fairy tales japanese • feudal japan • feudal japan history • Ghost Stories • ghost stories books • ghost stories for adults • History of Japan • Japanese culture • Japanese Folklore • japanese folktales • japanese history and culture • japanese history books • japanese legends • japanese life • japanese literature • japanese literature in english • Japanese mythology • japanese mythology books • japanese myths and legends • japanese stories • japanese stories in english • japanese story • japanese storybooks • Japan folklore • medieval japan • medieval times • Yokai • yokai book • yokai japan • yokai legendary
• ISBN-10: 1-4629-2071-3 / 1462920713
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4629-2071-6 / 9781462920716