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Folk Legends from Tono: Japan´s Spirits, Deities, and Phantastic Creatures

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Description for Folk Legends from Tono: Japan´s Spirits, Deities, and Phantastic Creatures Paperback. .
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. In 2008, a companion volume of 118 tales was published by Rowman & Littlefield as the The Legends of Tono. Taken together, these two books have the same content (417 tales) as the Japanese language book Tono monogatari. Reminiscent of Japanese woodblocks, the ink illustrations ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
170
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9781442248229
SKU
V9781442248229
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About Yanagita(Comp Kunio
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 ... Read more

Reviews for Folk Legends from Tono: Japan´s Spirits, Deities, and Phantastic Creatures
The translation captures the tone of how Japanese tales are told beautifully, following in the tradition of Lafcadio Hearn. The tales aren't changed to suit an accepted Western narrative, which would detract from them. They are highly evocative, bringing to mind a vivid picture of the people, villages, and otherworldly beings, the Yokai, featured in the tales. . . .Folk ... Read more

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