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Japanese folktales : classic stories from Japan's enchanted past /

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Japanese Publisher: Rutland, Vermont : Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Paeriplus Editions, [2018]Copyright date: 1970Description: 253 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 4805314613
  • 9784805314616
Uniform titles:
  • Japanese fairy book
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 398.2/0952 23
Other classification:
  • FIC010000 | FIC004000 | FIC051000 | FIC009120
Contents:
Dedication / Y.T.O. [1903] -- Foreword / Lucy Fraser [2017] -- Preface / Y.T.O. [1903]. -- My lord bag of rice -- The tongue-cut sparrow -- The story of Urashima Taro, the fisher lad -- The farmer and the badger -- The shinansha, or the south pointing carriage -- The adventures of Kintaro, the golden boy -- The story of princess Hase -- The story of the man who did not wish to die -- The bamboo-cutter and the moon-child -- The mirror of Matsuyama -- The goblin of Adachigahara -- The sagacious monkey and the boar -- The happy hunter and the skillful fisher -- The story of the old man who made withered trees to flower -- The jelly fish and the monkey -- The quarrel of the monkey and the crab -- The white hare and the crocodiles -- The story of Prince Yamato Take -- Momotaro, or the story of the son of a peach -- The ogre of Rashomon-- How an old man lost his wen -- The stones of five colours and the Empress Jokwa.
Summary: "Japanese folktales is Yei Theodora Ozaki's classic collection of twenty-two traditional Japanese stories. The book introduces the reader to the rich world of the Japanese imagination, a world of ghouls, goblins, and ogres ; sea serpents and sea kings; kindly animals and magic birds; demons and dragons, princes and princesses."--Back coverSummary: Twenty-two Japanese legends and fairy tales about peasants and kings, good and bad forces, princesses, animals, the sea, and the sky.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Be transported to a realm of magical kingdoms, mysterious beings and mythical lands.

Japanese Folktales is the most complete collection of Japanese stories in English. It introduces readers to the enchanting world of ghouls, goblins, ogres, sea kings, magical birds, dragons and of course, Momotaro, the lovable Peach Boy.

Japanese folklore is richly imaginative and the 22 classic stories presented here are some of the most popular tales ever told, including: The story of goldfish dancers and carp musicians who entertain a brave warrior The tale of a lonely girl whose life is changed by a shining disc left by her mother The explanation of how the jellyfish lost its bones The adventures of a boy born from a peach that washes up on a riverbank These well-loved folktales are sure to delight readers young and old, while introducing them to vivid world of Japanese myths and legends.

Originally published as The Japanese fairy book in 1903. Originally published by Tuttle in 1970.

1970, 2018 by Charles E. Tuttle Publishing.--Title page verso.

Dedication / Y.T.O. [1903] -- Foreword / Lucy Fraser [2017] -- Preface / Y.T.O. [1903]. -- My lord bag of rice -- The tongue-cut sparrow -- The story of Urashima Taro, the fisher lad -- The farmer and the badger -- The shinansha, or the south pointing carriage -- The adventures of Kintaro, the golden boy -- The story of princess Hase -- The story of the man who did not wish to die -- The bamboo-cutter and the moon-child -- The mirror of Matsuyama -- The goblin of Adachigahara -- The sagacious monkey and the boar -- The happy hunter and the skillful fisher -- The story of the old man who made withered trees to flower -- The jelly fish and the monkey -- The quarrel of the monkey and the crab -- The white hare and the crocodiles -- The story of Prince Yamato Take -- Momotaro, or the story of the son of a peach -- The ogre of Rashomon-- How an old man lost his wen -- The stones of five colours and the Empress Jokwa.

"Japanese folktales is Yei Theodora Ozaki's classic collection of twenty-two traditional Japanese stories. The book introduces the reader to the rich world of the Japanese imagination, a world of ghouls, goblins, and ogres ; sea serpents and sea kings; kindly animals and magic birds; demons and dragons, princes and princesses."--Back cover

Twenty-two Japanese legends and fairy tales about peasants and kings, good and bad forces, princesses, animals, the sea, and the sky.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Foreword (p. 9)
  • Preface (p. 15)
  • List of Illustrations (p. 17)
  • My Lord Bag of Rice (p. 21)
  • The Tongue-Cut Sparrow (p. 29)
  • The Story of Urashima Taro, the Fisher Lad (p. 40)
  • The Farmer and the Badger (p. 54)
  • The Shinansha, or the South Pointing Carriage (p. 62)
  • The Adventures of Kintaro, the Golden Boy (p. 67)
  • The Story of Princess Hase (p. 78)
  • The Story of the Man Who Did Not Wish to Die (p. 89)
  • The Bamboo-Cutter and the Moon-Child (p. 98)
  • The Mirror of Matsuyama (p. 116)
  • The Goblin of Adachigahara (p. 132)
  • The Sagacious Monkey and the Boar (p. 138)
  • The Happy Hunter and the Skillful Fisher (p. 142)
  • The Story of the Old Man Who Made Withered Trees to Flower (p. 161)
  • The Jelly Fish and the Monkey (p. 170)
  • The Quarrel of the Monkey and the Crab (p. 181)
  • The White Hare and the Crocodiles (p. 190)
  • The Story of Prince Yamato Take (p. 198)
  • Momotaro, or the Story of the Son of a Peach (p. 214)
  • The Ogre of Rashomon (p. 228)
  • How An Old Man Lost His Wen (p. 236)
  • The Stones of Five Colors and the Empress Jokwa (p. 243)

Reviews provided by Syndetics

Booklist Review

Nasty neighbors, otherworldly children, and malevolent monsters populate some of the 22 traditional Japanese folktales in Ozaki's century-old collection, reissued with an introduction by Australian academic Lucy Fraser. In her 1903 preface, Ozaki whose father was Japanese, mother, English explains that her stories are not literal translations . . . though . . . all quaint Japanese expressions have been faithfully preserved. Among the recognizable characters are childless couples blessed with unusual offspring, including peach boy Momotaro and the Moon-child. Japanese versions of Western fairy tales include Rip Van Winkle-esque Urashima Taro and Snow White-reminiscent The Mirror of Matsuyama. Deserved get-rich-quick rewards happen in several tales, while envious greed begets just punishment in others. Drawn from many Japanese sources and enhanced with dozens of woodcut-style drawings by Tokyo artist Kakuzo Fujiyama, the stories succeed in meeting Ozaki's intention to interest young readers of the West. Most intriguing is Fraser's encouragement of a more critical reading, with an eye toward imperialist expansion, indigenous conflict, and gender inequity, issues as prevalent today as in centuries past.--Terry Hong Copyright 2018 Booklist

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Yei Theodora Ozaki was the daughter of a Japanese father and an English mother. After her parents' marriage ended, Ozaki began a life of world travel, first raised by her mother in England and then her father in Japan. Later she travelled through Europe, where she began to translate the traditional Japanese stories she loved into English. She went on to translate several collections of Japanese folktales including this one.
Lucy Fraser is Lecturer in Japanese at the University of Queensland (AUS) where she teaches Japanese popular culture, literature and language. Her most recent publication is the book The Pleasures of Metamorphosis: Japanese and English Fairy Tale Transformation of "The Little Mermaid" Her research interests includes animal-human interactions in Japanese fairy tale retellings.

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