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Monsters, Animals, and Other Worlds: A Collection of Short Medieval Japanese Tales (Translations from the Asian Classics) - Hardcover
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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.--Linda Chance, University of Pennsylvania 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.--Joshua Mostow, University of British Columbia 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.--Zeny May Dy Recidoro "Cha: An Asian Literary Journal "
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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.
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- VerlagColumbia University Press
- Erscheinungsdatum2018
- ISBN 10 0231184468
- ISBN 13 9780231184465
- EinbandTapa dura
- Anzahl der Seiten464
- HerausgeberKimbrough Keller, Shirane Haruo
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