Ebook: Japanese tales from times past : stories of fantasy and folklore from the Konjaku monogatari shu
Author: Allen Bruce, Kōriyama Naoshi, Thornber Karen Laura
- Tags: Folk literature Japanese -- Translations into English, Japanese literature -- Heian period 794-1185 -- Translations into English, Buddhist legends -- Translations into English, Japan -- Social life and customs -- Fiction, Japanese literature -- Translations into English -- Heian period 794-1185, Buddhist legends, Folk literature Japanese, Japanese literature, Japanese literature -- Heian period, Manners and customs, Japan
- Year: 2015
- Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
- City: Array
- Language: English
- epub
"This collection of translated tales is from the most famous work in all of Japanese classical literature--the Konjaku Monogatari Shu. This collection of traditional Japanese folklore is akin to the Canterbury Tales of Chaucer or Dante's Inferno--powerfully entertaining tales that reveal striking aspects of the cultural psychology, fantasy, and creativity of medieval Japan--tales that still resonate with modern Read more...