Japanese tales and legends
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TextSeries: (Oxford myths and legends)London Oxford University Press Edition: 1979 edDescription: 212p.; ill.; glossary; bibliog. noteContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 019274125X
- PZ8.1.M12 J3
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Illustrated by Joan Kiddell-Monroe.
1 Epics and legends. The birth of Japan. The luck of the sea and the luck of the mountain. Tales of the Heike. 2 Folk and fairy tales. The peach boy. The old man who made the trees bloom. The young Urashima. The vanishing rice-straw coat. The tale of Princess Kaguya. The tongue-cut sparrow. The lucky tea-kettle
'Tales of the legendary past of Japan open this volume....ranging from the mythological birth of the country, first peopled by gods, to the stirring, epic legend of the Heike, the noble race of warriors....There follow folk-tales....In some of the stories there are touches of mischief and humour, in all a deep sense of the magic, the ceremony, and the wonder of life. The authors, who have lived for many years in Japan, have taken theiir stories direct from the originals....
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