Eight dogs, or Hakkenden : part one -- an ill-considered jest : chapters I through XIV of Nansō Satomi hakkenden
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Eight dogs, or Hakkenden : part one -- an ill-considered jest : chapters I through XIV of Nansō Satomi hakkenden
（Cornell East Asia series, no. 203）
Cornell University Press, 2021
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Nansō Satomi hakkenden
南総里見八犬伝
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"Eight dogs, or "Hakkenden" : part one -- an ill-considered jest is the first volume of what is intended to be a complete translation of Hakkenden, ..."--Translator's introd
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Kyokutei Bakin's Nanso Satomi hakkenden is one of the monuments of Japanese literature. This multigenerational samurai saga was one of the most popular and influential books of the nineteenth century and has been adapted many times into film, television, fiction, and comics.
An Ill-Considered Jest, the first part of Hakkenden, tells the story of the Satomi clan patriarch Yoshizane and his daughter Princess Fuse. An ill-advised comment forces Yoshizane to betroth his daughter to the family dog, creating a supernatural union that ultimately produces the Eight Dog Warriors. Princess Fuse's heroic and tragic sacrifice, and her strength, intelligence, and self-determination throughout, render her an immortal character within Japanese fiction.
Eight Dogs is the culmination of centuries of premodern Japanese tale-telling, combining aspects of historical romance, fantasy, Tokugawa-era popular fiction, and Chinese vernacular stories. Glynne Walley's lively translation conveys the witty and colorful prose of the original, producing a faithful and entertaining edition of this important literary classic.
Table of Contents
Inaugural Volume
Covers and Endpaper
Chinese Preface
Japanese Preface
Table of Contents
Frontispieces
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Chapter I
Chapter II
Chapter III
Chapter IV
Chapter V
Chapter VI
Chapter VII
Chapter VIII
Chapter IX
Chapter X
Colophon
Volume II
Covers and Endpaper
Chinese Preface
Japanese Preface
Table of Contents
Frontispieces
Chapter XI
Chapter XII
Chapter XIII
Chapter XIV
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