The Resource Folk legends from Tono : Japan's spirits, deities, and phantastic creatures, collected by Yanagita Kunio and Sasaki Kizen ; translated and edited by Ronald A. Morse ; illustrations by Marjorie C. Leggitt
Folk legends from Tono : Japan's spirits, deities, and phantastic creatures, collected by Yanagita Kunio and Sasaki Kizen ; translated and edited by Ronald A. Morse ; illustrations by Marjorie C. Leggitt
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The item Folk legends from Tono : Japan's spirits, deities, and phantastic creatures, collected by Yanagita Kunio and Sasaki Kizen ; translated and edited by Ronald A. Morse ; illustrations by Marjorie C. Leggitt represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Manchester City Library.
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- Summary
- Boldly illustrated and superbly translated, Folk Legends from Tono captures the spirit of Japanese peasant culture undergoing rapid transformation into the modern era. This is the first time these 299 tales have been published in English. Morse's insightful interpretation of the tales, his rich cultural annotations, and the evocative original illustrations make this book unforgettable. --Publisher
- Language
-
- eng
- jpn
- eng
- Extent
- xiii, 155 pages
- Note
- Includes index
- Contents
-
- Preface
- Japan's traditional spirit world. 1. Biology and human emotions ; 2. Souls adrift between two worlds ; 3. Family, kinship, and household deities ; 4. Sidestepping misfortune and evil ; 5. Survival on the edge ; 6. Tracking nature's trickster animals ; 7. Glimpses of modern monsters ; 8. No spirit forgotten
- Appendix A: Sasaki Kizen: a brief biography of Japan's Grimm
- Appendix B: Background to the book
- Isbn
- 9781442248229
- Label
- Folk legends from Tono : Japan's spirits, deities, and phantastic creatures
- Title
- Folk legends from Tono
- Title remainder
- Japan's spirits, deities, and phantastic creatures
- Statement of responsibility
- collected by Yanagita Kunio and Sasaki Kizen ; translated and edited by Ronald A. Morse ; illustrations by Marjorie C. Leggitt
- Language
-
- eng
- jpn
- eng
- Summary
- Boldly illustrated and superbly translated, Folk Legends from Tono captures the spirit of Japanese peasant culture undergoing rapid transformation into the modern era. This is the first time these 299 tales have been published in English. Morse's insightful interpretation of the tales, his rich cultural annotations, and the evocative original illustrations make this book unforgettable. --Publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1875-1962
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Yanagita, Kunio
- Dewey number
- 398.20952
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Language note
- Translated from the Japanese
- LC call number
- GR341.T63
- LC item number
- Y3613 2015
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1886-1933
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
-
- Sasaki, Kizen
- Morse, Ronald A.
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Chōsen Kōgei Kenkyūkai
- Folklore
- Folklore
- Manners and customs
- Erzählung
- Tōno-shi Region (Japan)
- Japan
- Label
- Folk legends from Tono : Japan's spirits, deities, and phantastic creatures, collected by Yanagita Kunio and Sasaki Kizen ; translated and edited by Ronald A. Morse ; illustrations by Marjorie C. Leggitt
- Note
- Includes index
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Preface -- Japan's traditional spirit world. 1. Biology and human emotions ; 2. Souls adrift between two worlds ; 3. Family, kinship, and household deities ; 4. Sidestepping misfortune and evil ; 5. Survival on the edge ; 6. Tracking nature's trickster animals ; 7. Glimpses of modern monsters ; 8. No spirit forgotten -- Appendix A: Sasaki Kizen: a brief biography of Japan's Grimm -- Appendix B: Background to the book
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xiii, 155 pages
- Isbn
- 9781442248229
- Isbn Type
- (pbk. : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2014049847
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)898161646
- (OCoLC)ocn898161646
- Label
- Folk legends from Tono : Japan's spirits, deities, and phantastic creatures, collected by Yanagita Kunio and Sasaki Kizen ; translated and edited by Ronald A. Morse ; illustrations by Marjorie C. Leggitt
- Note
- Includes index
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Preface -- Japan's traditional spirit world. 1. Biology and human emotions ; 2. Souls adrift between two worlds ; 3. Family, kinship, and household deities ; 4. Sidestepping misfortune and evil ; 5. Survival on the edge ; 6. Tracking nature's trickster animals ; 7. Glimpses of modern monsters ; 8. No spirit forgotten -- Appendix A: Sasaki Kizen: a brief biography of Japan's Grimm -- Appendix B: Background to the book
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xiii, 155 pages
- Isbn
- 9781442248229
- Isbn Type
- (pbk. : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2014049847
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)898161646
- (OCoLC)ocn898161646
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