Ancient Tales
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Ancient Tales And Folklore Of Japan
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Author : Richard Gordon Smith
language : en
Publisher: Arcturus Publishing
Release Date : 2024-05-01
Ancient Tales And Folklore Of Japan written by Richard Gordon Smith and has been published by Arcturus Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-05-01 with Fiction categories.
This enthralling collection brings together over 50 ancient tales from Japanese folklore, gathered and retold by 19th century traveler and naturalist Richard Gordon Smith. During his journeys around Japan, Smith recorded ancient Japanese myths and legends in his personal diaries. The result is a fascinating collection of historical legends from all over Japan, with themes including ghosts, unrequited love, Shinto landscape, tree and ocean spirits, samurai culture and tales driven by Bushido and Buddhist ethics. Gordon Smith's writing combines a realist style with supernatural elements, resulting in an anthology of 'magic realist' tales which will bewitch and captivate readers. ABOUT THE SERIES: Arcturus World Mythology series brings together captivating retellings of myths and legends from different oral traditions, from Greek and Roman to Norse and Native American, offering rich insight into their cultures and beliefs.
Ancient Fairy And Folk Tales
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Author : Graham Anderson
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-12-05
Ancient Fairy And Folk Tales written by Graham Anderson and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12-05 with History categories.
This anthology explores the multitude of evidence for recognisable fairy tales drawn from sources in the much older cultures of the ancient world, appearing much earlier than the 17th century where awareness of most fairy tales tends to begin. It presents versions of Cinderella, The Emperor’s New Clothes, Snow White, The Frog Prince and a host of others where the similarities to familiar ‘modern’ versions far outweigh the differences. Here we find Cinderella as a courtesan, Snow White coming to a tragic end or an innocent heroine murdering her sisters. We find an emperor’s new clothes where the flatterers compare him to Alexander the Great, or a pair of adulterers caught in a magic trap. Tantalising fragments suggest that there is more to be discovered: we can point to a Sleeping Beauty where the girl takes on the green colouring of the surrounding wood, or we encounter a Rumpelstiltskin connected to a mystery cult. The overall picture suggests a much richer texture of popular tale as a fascinating new legacy of antiquity. This volume breaks down the traditional barriers between Classical Mythology and the fairy tale, and will be an invaluable resource for anyone working on the history of fairy tales and folklore.
Ancient Tales
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
Ancient Tales written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Legends categories.
Ancient Tales Folklore Of China
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Author : Edward T. C. Werner
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995-01-01
Ancient Tales Folklore Of China written by Edward T. C. Werner and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-01-01 with Folklore categories.
Ancient Tales And Folk Lore Of Japan
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Author : Richard Gordon Smith
language : en
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
Release Date : 2020-09-28
Ancient Tales And Folk Lore Of Japan written by Richard Gordon Smith and has been published by Library of Alexandria this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-28 with Fiction categories.
Ancient Tales And Folklore Of China
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Author : Edward Theodore Chalmers Werner
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1986
Ancient Tales And Folklore Of China written by Edward Theodore Chalmers Werner and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Folk literature, Chinese categories.
"My aim, after summarizing the sociology of the Chinese as a prerequisite to the understanding of their ideas and sentiments, and dealing as fully as possible, consistently with limitations of space (limitations which have necessitated the presentation of a very large and intricate topic in a highly compressed form), with the philosophy of the subject, has been to set forth in English dress those myths which may be regarded as the accredited representatives of Chinese mythology - those which live in the minds of the people and are referred to most frequently in their literature, not those which are merely diverting without being typical or instructive - in short, a true, not a distorted image."-- Preface.
Ancient Tales Of Wit Wisdom
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Author : Editor (Wilco Publishing House)
language : en
Publisher: Wilco Publishing House
Release Date :
Ancient Tales Of Wit Wisdom written by Editor (Wilco Publishing House) and has been published by Wilco Publishing House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Fiction categories.
Indo European Folk Tales And Greek Legend
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Author : W. R. Halliday
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2014-10-09
Indo European Folk Tales And Greek Legend written by W. R. Halliday and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-09 with History categories.
This book contains the text of the Gray Lectures delivered in 1932 on the influence of Indo-European legend on Greek myth.
Old Tales Of China
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Author : Nianpei Li
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1983
Old Tales Of China written by Nianpei Li and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with Fiction categories.
Ancient tales that acquaint the newcomer with Chinese legend and folklore.
Ancient Tales And Folklore Of Japan
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Author : Richard Gordon Smith
language : en
Publisher: Sagwan Press
Release Date : 2018-02-05
Ancient Tales And Folklore Of Japan written by Richard Gordon Smith and has been published by Sagwan Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-05 with History categories.
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