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Myth, Legend and Folklore: Tales of Old Japan

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  • 320 páginas
  • 12 horas de lectura

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Tales of Old Japan was the first collection of Japanese popular stories to appear in English and is a classic among writings from Japan. Mitford's work covers the genres of ghost story, fairy tale, folklore and tales of the samurai. Here you will find mysterious No Plays, a fascinating eye-witness account of a hara-kiri ceremony by candlelight and tales of vampires and other creatures of superstition - magic cats, foxes and badgers. Included too are the tale of the cat who bites to death a concubine and transforms itself into a witch-simulacrum of her and the most celebrated story, The Ghost of Sakura.

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Myth, Legend and Folklore: Tales of Old Japan, Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford Baron Redesdale

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Título
Myth, Legend and Folklore: Tales of Old Japan
Idioma
Inglés
Publicado en
2000
Formato
Tapa blanda
Páginas
320
ISBN10
1840225106
ISBN13
9781840225105
Serie
Título original
Tales of old Japan
Calificación
3,6 de 5
Descripción
Tales of Old Japan was the first collection of Japanese popular stories to appear in English and is a classic among writings from Japan. Mitford's work covers the genres of ghost story, fairy tale, folklore and tales of the samurai. Here you will find mysterious No Plays, a fascinating eye-witness account of a hara-kiri ceremony by candlelight and tales of vampires and other creatures of superstition - magic cats, foxes and badgers. Included too are the tale of the cat who bites to death a concubine and transforms itself into a witch-simulacrum of her and the most celebrated story, The Ghost of Sakura.