"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".
Of the samurai genre, Mitford presents "The Forty-Seven Ronins" alongside wonderful stories of relentless revenge, furious sword fights, vile treachery, staunch loyalty and vagabond life. Mitford conveys what he saw as the essence of the Japanese spirit - heroism, ruthlessness, devoted loyalty and chivalry - in a memorably vigorous style.
This book is a treasury of information on places, customs and characters that illuminates Japanese culture as it delights and entertains.
- Autor: Algernon Bertram Mitford
- Kategoria: historia
- Język: angielski
- ISBN: 1840225106
- Data wydania: 2000-01-01
- Liczba stron: 313
- Ocena: 0,0
- Wydawnictwo: Wordsworth Editions
