The Kojiki: An Account of Ancient Matters - Brossura

Yasumaro, O. No

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0231163894 ISBN 13: 9780231163897

Casa editrice: Columbia Univ Pr, 2014

Riassunto

Japan's oldest surviving narrative, the eighth-century Kojiki, chronicles the mythical origins of its islands and their ruling dynasty through a diverse array of genealogies, tales, and songs that have helped to shape the modern nation's views of its ancient past. Gustav Heldt's engaging new translation of this revered classic aims to make theKojiki accessible to contemporary readers while staying true to the distinctively dramatic and evocative appeal of the original's language. It conveys the rhythms that structure theKojiki's animated style of storytelling and translates the names of its many people and places to clarify their significance within the narrative. An introduction, glossaries, maps, and bibliographies offer a wealth of additional information about Japan's earliest extant record of its history, literature, and religion.

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L'autore:

O no Yasumaro (d. 723) was a nobleman of the Japanese court whose O clan ruled over an area bearing the same name near the eighth-century capital of Nara.

Gustav Heldt is an associate professor of Japanese literature at the University of Virginia and the author ofThe Pursuit of Harmony: Poetry and Power in Early Heian Japan.

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• Editore: Columbia Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0231163894
• ISBN 13: 9780231163897
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 279