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Face To Face
father
Firemen
Fish Basket
Follow
Fret Work
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gender roles Japan
ghost stories analysis
Harlot
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Japanese folklore
Kwaidan
Mandarin Duck
Memorial Tablets
Money Belt
namu
Namu Amida Butsu
Night Hawks
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Roka
samurai
samurai ethics
shin
Shrugged
Stew Pan
supernatural vengeance narratives
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Under Seal
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Young Man
Product details
- ISBN 9780710307002
- Weight: 690g
- Dimensions: 138 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 09 Jan 2001
- Publisher: Kegan Paul
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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First published in 2001. Kwaidan are what Lafcadio Hearn calls 'stories and studies of strange things' - eerie tales which convey the enduring mystery of traditional Japanese culture and the world of the samurai. In this volume, de Benneville's rendition of the Yotsuya Kwaidan of Shunkintei Ryuo paints a picture of life in the capital city of Edo among the samurai of the highest class, jostling for power at the court of the Shogun. At the heart of the story is the Lady of Tamiya, a daughter of the samurai who is sold by her brutal husband into the floating world of brothels, from which she escapes only in death. Thereafter, the Lady is avenged as mis-forutune relentlessly overtakes all who betrayed her, and she is still remembered today in a Tokyo shrine popular with women who seek her protection. More than any history, kwaidan reveal the inner morality of the samurai code.
The late JAMES S. DE BENNEVILLE, American author, translator and scholar, and long-time resident of Japan is well known for his superb renditions of Japan's great historic literary classics. Among his works is Tales of the Samurai, also published by Kegan Paul.
