Kwaidan : stories and studies of strange things

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Kwaidan : stories and studies of strange things

by Lafcadio Hearn

(Writings on Japan by Lafcadio Hearn, v. 1)

ICG Muse , Distributed by Tuttle Shokai, 2001

Other Title

怪談 : 不思議なことの物語と研究

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Note

Originally published in 1904 by Houghton, Mifflin

Contents of Works

  • The story of Mimi-nashi-Hôïchi
  • Oshidori
  • The story of O-tei
  • Ubazakura
  • Diplomacy
  • Of a mirror and a bell
  • Jikininki
  • Mujina
  • Rokuro-kubi
  • A dead secret
  • Yiki-onna
  • The story of Aoyagi
  • Jiu-roku-zakura
  • The dream of Akinosuké
  • Riki-baka
  • Hi-mawari
  • Hôrai
  • Butterflies
  • Mosquitoes
  • Ants

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Most of the Kwaidan, or Weird Tales, in this collection have been taken from old Japanese books, such as the Yaso-Kidan, Bukkyo-Hyakkwa-Zensho, Kokon-Chomonshu, Tama-Sudare, and Hyaku-Monogatari. Some may have had a Chinese origin: the remarkable 'Dream of Akinosuke,' for one, is certainly from a Chinese source. But the Japanese story-teller, in every case, has so recoloured and reshaped his borrowing as to naturalize it.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA51138009
  • ISBN
    • 4925080326
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    New York ; Tokyo,Tokyo
  • Pages/Volumes
    181 p.
  • Size
    19 cm
  • Classification
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