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The Demon at Agi Bridge and Other Japanese Tales
Shirane H & Watson B
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Description for The Demon at Agi Bridge and Other Japanese Tales
Hardback. Editor(s): Shirane, Haruo. Translator(s): Watson, Burton. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 160 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; DQ; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 172 x 17. Weight in Grams: 352.
Burton Watson and Haruo Shirane, renowned translators and scholars, introduce English-speaking readers to the vivid tradition of early and medieval Japanese anecdotal (setsuwa) literature. These orally narrated and written tales drew on both local folk tradition and continental sources. Taken from seven major anthologies of anecdotal literature compiled between the ninth and thirteenth centuries, these dramatic and often amusing stories open a major window onto the foundations of Japanese culture. Out of thousands of setsuwa, Shirane has selected thirty-eight of the most powerful and influential, each of which is briefly introduced. Recounting the exploits of warriors, farmers, priests, and ... Read more
Burton Watson and Haruo Shirane, renowned translators and scholars, introduce English-speaking readers to the vivid tradition of early and medieval Japanese anecdotal (setsuwa) literature. These orally narrated and written tales drew on both local folk tradition and continental sources. Taken from seven major anthologies of anecdotal literature compiled between the ninth and thirteenth centuries, these dramatic and often amusing stories open a major window onto the foundations of Japanese culture. Out of thousands of setsuwa, Shirane has selected thirty-eight of the most powerful and influential, each of which is briefly introduced. Recounting the exploits of warriors, farmers, priests, and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Series
Translations from the Asian Classics
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231152440
SKU
V9780231152440
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About Shirane H & Watson B
Haruo Shirane is Shincho Professor of Japanese literature at Columbia University. He is the author and editor of numerous books on Japanese literature, including, most recently, Envisioning The Tale of Genji: Media, Gender, and Cultural Production; Traditional Japanese Literature: An Anthology, Beginnings to 1600; Early Modern Japanese Literature: An Anthology, 1600-1900; and Classical Japanese: A Grammar. Burton Watson has ... Read more
Reviews for The Demon at Agi Bridge and Other Japanese Tales
...teachers and students of Japanese literature and folklore alike may benefit from this book.
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