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245	1		_aJapanese legends and folklore : _bsamurai tales, ghost stories, legends, fairy tales, myths and historical accounts / _cA.B. Mitford ; with a new foreword by Michael Dylan Foster.
100			_aRedesdale, Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford, Baron, _d1837-1916, (author.)
700			_aFoster, Michael Dylan, 1965-, (author of introduction, etc.); Foster, Michael Dylan, 1965-, (writer of foreword.)
260			_aNorth Clarendon, VT : _bTuttle Publishing, _cc2019.
300			_a319 pages: _billustrations
300			_c21 cm.
020			_a9784805315019
650			_aFolklore _zJapan
650			_aLegends _zJapan
944			_aCIR
050			_a398.20952 M68j c2019
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953			_pSH0468; HS1690
546			_ain English
953			_cSenior High School Library; High School Library
520			_aJapanese 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.
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