Gebundenes Buch

Folk Legends from Tono

Japan's Spirits, Deities, and Phantastic Creatures

Beschreibung

Boldly illustrated and superbly translated, Folk Legends from Tono captures the spirit of Japanese peasant culture undergoing rapid transformation into the modern era. This is the first time these 299 tales have been published in English. Morse's insightful interpretation of the tales, his rich cultural annotations, and the evocative original illustrations make this book unforgettable.

Autor

Yanagita Kunio (1875-1962) was the founder of Japanese folklore studies. Sasaki Kizen (1886-1933) was a native of Tono and an avid collector of folk legends. Together they compiled and published The Legends of Tono in Japanese. Ronald A. Morse was Terasaki Professor of Japanese Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is currently a director of the Sangikyo Corporation.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 170
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Juni 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 406g
• ISBN-13: 9781442248212
• ISBN-10: 1442248211
• Artikelnr.: 41960989