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Item specifics
- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- EAN
- 9780231184465
- Contributor
- Keller Kimbrough (Edited by)
- Publication Name
- Monsters, Animals, and Other Worlds
- ISBN
- 9780231184465
- ISBN-10
- 0231184468
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Title
- Monsters, Animals, and Other Worlds
- Release Date
- 02/20/2018
- Release Year
- 2018
- Subtitle
- A Collection of Short Medieval Japanese Tales
- Series
- Translations from the Asian Classics
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Columbia University Press
ISBN-10
0231184468
ISBN-13
9780231184465
eBay Product ID (ePID)
241073393
Product Key Features
Book Title
Monsters, Animals, and Other Worlds : a Collection of Short Medieval Japanese Tales
Number of Pages
464 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Asia / Japan, Asian / Japanese, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology
Publication Year
2018
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Fiction, Literary Collections, History
Book Series
Translations from the Asian Classics Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.1 in
Item Weight
31.1 Oz
Item Length
0.9 in
Item Width
0.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2017-022738
Reviews
As leading scholars in their fields, Kimbrough and Shirane provide a well-organized, extensively illustrated work that will appeal to general readers and students alike., This volume provides a clear window into medieval Japanese culture and world view. Highly recommended., This volume offers translations of exciting, important Japanese tales that traverse the other worlds of monstrous and animal beings. From hungry ghosts to flesh-eating demons, the characters here are not just the oft-sung heroes of history or familiar gods of religious traditions--they are part of narratives that serve as imaginative touchstones of the medieval Japanese. Illustrations of key scenes, drawn from well-preserved scrolls and booklets, breathe further life into the stories, and an authoritative introduction puts the tales as a genre in their literary and artistic contexts. Each story is a polished gem, with generous notes to bring the social, spiritual, and material culture of medieval Japan into view., A timely collection. . . . Beyond the mysteries and intrigue found in each story, the tales are also endearing and hopeful. As a student of both art history and literature, I found the collection an exciting and illuminating read.
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
398.20952
Table Of Content
Acknowledgments Introduction, by Haruo Shirane Monsters, Warriors, and Journeys to Other Worlds Haseo and the Gambling Stranger (Haseo soshi) The Tale of the Dirt Spider (Tsuchigumo zoshi) The Demon Shuten Doji (Shuten Doji) The Demon of Ibuki (Ibuki Doji) The Tale of Tawara Toda (Tawara Toda monogatari) The Origins of Hashidate (Hashidate no honji (Bontenkoku) The Palace of the Tengu (Tengu no dairi) Yoshitsune's Island-Hopping (Onzoshi shima-watari) The Tale of Amewakahiko (Amewakahiko soshi) The Origins of the Suwa Deity (Suwa no honji) Buddhist Tales The Tale of the Fuji Cave (Fuji no hitoana soshi) Isozaki (Isozaki) The Tale of the Handcart Priest (Kuruma-zo soshi) Origins of the Statue of Kannon as a Boy (Chigo Kannon engi) Little Atsumori (Ko-Atsumori) The Crone Fleece (Ubakawa) Interspecies Affairs The Tale of the Mouse (Nezumi no soshi) The Chrysanthemum Spirit (Kiku no sei monogatari [Kazashi no himegimi]) The Tale of Tamamizu (Tamamizu monogatari) The Tale of a Wild Goose (Kari no soshi) The Stingfish (Okoze) Lady Tamamo (Tamamo no mae soshi) The Tale of the Clam (Hamaguri no soshi) The War of the Twelve Animals (Junirui kassen emaki) The Sparrow's Buddhist Awakening (Suzume no hosshin) English-Language Secondary Sources Permissions
Synopsis
Monsters, Animals, and Other Worlds is a collection of twenty-five medieval Japanese tales of border crossings and the fantastic, featuring demons, samurai, talking animals, amorous plants, and journeys to supernatural realms. With images from the original scroll paintings, it illuminates a rich world of literary, Buddhist, and visual culture., Monsters, Animals, and Other Worlds is a collection of twenty-five medieval Japanese tales of border crossings and the fantastic, featuring demons, samurai, talking animals, amorous plants, and journeys to supernatural realms. The most comprehensive compendium of short medieval Japanese fiction in English, Monsters, Animals, and Other Worlds illuminates a rich world of literary, Buddhist, and visual culture largely unknown today outside of Japan. These stories, called otogizoshi , or Muromachi tales (named after the Muromachi period, 1337 to 1573), date from approximately the fourteenth through seventeenth centuries. Often richly illustrated in a painted-scroll format, these vernacular stories frequently express Buddhist beliefs and provide the practical knowledge and moral education required to navigate medieval Japanese society. The otogizoshi represent a major turning point in the history of Japanese literature. They bring together many earlier types of narrative--court tales, military accounts, anecdotes, and stories about the divine origins of shrines and temples--joining book genres with parlor arts and the culture of itinerant storytellers and performers. The works presented here are organized into three thematically overlapping sections titled, "Monsters, Warriors, and Journeys to Other Worlds," "Buddhist Tales," and "Interspecies Affairs." Each translation is prefaced by a short introduction, and the book features images from the original scroll paintings, illustrated manuscripts, and printed books.
LC Classification Number
PL777.3.M66 2018
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