A. B. Mitford

Tales of Old Japan (eBook, ePUB)

Folklore, Fairy Tales, Ghost Stories and Legends of the Samurai

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The member of a distinguished British literary family, A. B. Mitford traveled widely with his parents as a youth and lived in various European countries. From 1866-70, he served as an attaché with the British legation at Edo (Tokyo) one of the first foreign diplomats to do so. During his brief stay there, Mitford lived through a period of dramatic and tumultuous change in Japanese history. A feudal nation on his arrival, Japan had entered the era of Westernization before he left some three years later. During that time, however, he quickly and thoroughly mastered the Japanese language and acted as an interpreter between the young Japanese Emperor and British royalty.
Mitford's famous collection of classic tales (the first to appear in English) covers an engrossing array of subjects: grisly accounts of revenge, knightly exploits, ghost stories, fairy tales, folklore, a fascinating eyewitness account of a hara-kiri ceremony, gripping narratives of vampires and samurai, Buddhist sermons, and the plots of four Noh plays.
A treasury, as well, of information on most aspects of Japanese life, with information on locales, customs, and characters, the illustrated volume delights as it entertains, chronicling acts of heroism, devotion, ruthlessness, and chivalry that illuminate the island nation's culture.
One of the first and in many ways still one of the best books on Japan. The Japanese Times.
An excellent introduction to Japanese literature. Mainichi Daily News.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Guilford Publications
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. März 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780486120263
• Artikelnr.: 39138163

Inhaltsangabe

Preface The Forty-Seven Ronins The Loves of Gompachi and Komurasaki The
Kazuma's Revenge A Story of the Otokodaté of Yedo The Wonderful Adventures
of Funakoshi Jiuyémon The Eta Maiden and the Hatamoto Fairy Tales The
Tongue-cut Sparrow The Accomplished and Lucky Tea-Kettle The Crackling
Mountain The Story of the Old Man who made Withered Trees to Blossom The
Battle of the Ape and the Crab The Adventures of Little Peachling The
Foxes' Wedding The History of Sakata Kintoki The Elves and the Envious
Neighbour The Ghost of Sakura How Tajima Shumé was tormented by a Devil of
his own Creation Concerning Certain Superstitions The Vampire Cat of
Nabéshima The Story of the Faithful Cat How a Man was Bewitched and had his
Head Shaved by the Foxes The Grateful Foxes The Badger's Money The Prince
and the Badger Japanese Sermons Sermons I-III Appendices An Account of the
Hara-Kiri The Marriage Ceremony On the Birth and Rearing of Children
Funeral Rites