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1 online resource (461 pages). |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Translations from the Asian classics
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Translations from the Asian classics.
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| Contents |
Intro; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction, by Haruo Shirane; Monsters, Warriors, and Journeys to Other Worlds; Haseo and the Gambling Stranger (Haseo sÅ#x8D;shi); The Tale of the Dirt Spider (Tsuchigumo zÅ#x8D;shi); The Demon Shuten DÅ#x8D;ji (Shuten DÅ#x8D;ji); The Demon of Ibuki (Ibuki DÅ#x8D;ji); The Tale of Tawara TÅ#x8D;da (Tawara TÅ#x8D;da monogatari); The Origins of Hashidate (Hashidate no honji (Bontenkoku); The Palace of the Tengu (Tengu no dairi); Yoshitsuneâ#x80;#x99;s Island-Hopping (OnzÅ#x8D;shi shima-watari); The Tale of Amewakahiko (Amewakahiko sÅ#x8D;shi); The Origins of the Suwa Deity (Suwa no honji). |
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Buddhist TalesThe Tale of the Fuji Cave (Fuji no hitoana sÅ#x8D;shi); Isozaki (Isozaki); The Tale of the Handcart Priest (Kuruma-zÅ#x8D; sÅ#x8D;shi); 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 sÅ#x8D;shi); The Chrysanthemum Spirit (Kiku no sei monogatari [Kazashi no himegimi]); The Tale of Tamamizu (Tamamizu monogatari); The Tale of a Wild Goose (Kari no sÅ#x8D;shi); The Stingfish (Okoze); Lady Tamamo (Tamamo no mae sÅ#x8D;shi); The Tale of the Clam (Hamaguri no sÅ#x8D;shi). |
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The War of the Twelve Animals (Jűnirui kassen emaki)The Sparrowâ#x80;#x99;s Buddhist Awakening (Suzume no hosshin); English-Language Secondary Sources; Permissions. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
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 otogizōshi, 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 otogizōshi 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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Otogi-zōshi.
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Otogi-zōshi. |
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Otogi-zōshi. |
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Japanese fiction -- 1185-1600.
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Japanese fiction. |
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1185-1600 |
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Japanese prose literature -- 1185-1600.
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Japanese prose literature. |
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- Asian -- General. |
| Added Author |
Shirane, Haruo, 1951-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Kimbrough, Keller. Monsters, Animals, and Other Worlds : A Collection of Short Medieval Japanese Tales. La Vergne : Columbia University Press, ©2018 |
| ISBN |
9780231545501 (electronic book) |
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0231545509 (electronic book) |
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9780231184472 |
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