03303nam a2200337Ia 4500 20260803094229.0 251212s2019 xx 000 0 und d Japanese legends and folklore : samurai tales, ghost stories, legends, fairy tales, myths and historical accounts / A.B. Mitford ; with a new foreword by Michael Dylan Foster. Redesdale, Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford, Baron, 1837-1916, (author.) Foster, Michael Dylan, 1965-, (author of introduction, etc.); Foster, Michael Dylan, 1965-, (writer of foreword.) North Clarendon, VT : Tuttle Publishing, c2019. 319 pages: illustrations 21 cm. 9784805315019 Folklore Japan Legends Japan CIR 398.20952 M68j c2019 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 SH0468; HS1690 in English Senior High School Library; High School Library Japanese Legends and Folklore invites English speakers into the intriguing world of Japanese folktales, ghost stories and historical eyewitness accounts. With a fascinating selection of stories about Japanese culture and history, A.B. Mitford who lived and worked in Japan as a British diplomat presents a broad cross section of tales from many Japanese sources. Discover more about practically every aspect of Japanese life from myths and legends to society and religion. This book features 30 fascinating Japanese stories, including: The Forty-Seven Ronin the famous, epic tale of a loyal band of Samurai warriors who pay the ultimate price for avenging the honour of their fallen master. The Tongue-Cut Sparrow a good-hearted old man is richly rewarded when he begs forgiveness from a sparrow who is injured by his spiteful, greedy wife. The Adventures of Little Peach Boy a tale familiar to generations of Japanese children, a small boy born from a peach is adopted by a kindly childless couple. Japanese Sermons a selection of sermons written by a priest belonging to the Shingaku sect, which combines Buddhist, Shinto and Confucian teachings. An Account of Hara-Kiri Mitford`s dramatic first person account of a ritual Samurai suicide, the first time it had been reported in English. Thirty-one reproductions of woodblock prints bring the classic tales and essays to life. These influential stories helped shape the West`s understanding of Japanese culture. A new foreword by Professor Michael Dylan Foster sheds light on the book`s importance as a ground-breaking work of Japanese folklore, literature and history. This book invites English speakers into the intriguing world of Japanese folktales, ghost stories and historical eyewitness accounts. With a fascinating selection of stories about Japanese culture and people, A.B. Mitford - who lived and worked in Japan as a British diplomat - presents tales from a broad cross section of Japanese prose. Discover more about practically every part of Japanese life - from myth and legend to history and religion. 0 text unmediated volume lcc BK jderpo 2020-03-05 16:51:32 jderpo 2022-02-09 14:47:39 11474 11376 11376 0 0 ddc 0 0 BED BED BED 2025-12-21 CIR 398.20952 M68j [2019] SH0468 2026-06-18 00:00:00 2025-12-21 BK