Japanese Legends and Folklore

Samurai Tales, Ghost Stories, Legends, Fairy Tales and Historical Accounts

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A.B. Mitford

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Japanese Legends and Folklore invites English speakers into the intriguing world of Japanese folktales, ghost stories and historical eyewitness accounts. With a fascinating selection of stories about Japanese culture and people, A.B. Mitford — who lived and worked in Japan as a British diplomat — presents tales from a broad cross section of Japanese prose. Discover more about practically every part of Japanese life — from myth and legend to history and religion.

Author Biography:

A.B. Mitford (Lord Redesdale) was a British author and diplomat. He was attache at the British legation in Edo (Tokyo) at the beginning of Japan's turbulent Meiji Restoration and was witness to Japan's opening to the West. His writings were hugely popular and helped shape the West's understanding of Japanese culture. Michael Dylan Foster is Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of California, Davis. He is the author of The Book of Yokai: Mysterious Creatures of Japanese Folklore (2015), Pandemonium and Parade: Japanese Monsters and the Culture of Yokai (2009), and numerous articles on Japanese folklore, literature and media.

Release date NZ

March 5th, 2019

Author

A.B. Mitford

Contributor

Foreword by Michael Dylan Foster

Pages

320

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Illustrations

31 b&w woodblock prints; 30 stories

ISBN-13

9784805315019

Product ID

28375656

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