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Japanese Tales from Times Past: Stories of Fantasy and Folklore from the Konjaku Monogatari Shu
Koriyama
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Description for Japanese Tales from Times Past: Stories of Fantasy and Folklore from the Konjaku Monogatari Shu
Paperback. Translator(s): Koriyama, Naoshi. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FQ; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 300.
This collection of newly translated tales is selected from the most famous work in all of Japanese classical literature-the Konjaku Monogatari Shu. This collection of traditional Japanese folklore is akin to the Canterbury Tales of Chaucer or Dante's Inferno-powerfully entertaining tales that reveal striking aspects of the cultural psychology, fantasy, and creativity of medieval Japan-tales that still resonate with modern Japanese readers today. The ninety stories in this book are filled with keen psychological insights, wry sarcasm, and scarcely veiled criticisms of the clergy, nobles, and peasants alike-suggesting that there are, among all ... Read more
This collection of newly translated tales is selected from the most famous work in all of Japanese classical literature-the Konjaku Monogatari Shu. This collection of traditional Japanese folklore is akin to the Canterbury Tales of Chaucer or Dante's Inferno-powerfully entertaining tales that reveal striking aspects of the cultural psychology, fantasy, and creativity of medieval Japan-tales that still resonate with modern Japanese readers today. The ninety stories in this book are filled with keen psychological insights, wry sarcasm, and scarcely veiled criticisms of the clergy, nobles, and peasants alike-suggesting that there are, among all ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Boston, United States
ISBN
9784805313411
SKU
V9784805313411
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99-20
About Koriyama
Naoshi Koriyama taught at Toyo University in Tokyo from 1961-1997 and is professor emeritus. He is the translator of Like Underground Water: The Poetry of Mid-Twentieth Century Japan and numerous other books of verse. Bruce Allen is Professor in the Department of English Language and Literature at Seisen University in Tokyo. He has translated several of ... Read more
Reviews for Japanese Tales from Times Past: Stories of Fantasy and Folklore from the Konjaku Monogatari Shu
Naoshi Koriyama and Bruce Allen have repackaged Konjaku Monogatari Shu in a way that both retains the compelling sense of history in these ancient tales and vivifies their relevance to human experience in the twenty-first century. Through well told and carefully translated stories, we become more conscious of who we are and our intricate relationships to the world. -Scott ... Read more