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Monsters, animals, and other worlds : a collection of short medieval Japanese tales / edited by Keller Kimbrough and Haruo Shirane ; translations and introductions by David Atherton, Paul S. Atkins, William Bryant, Kelley Doore, Raechel Dumas, Matthieu Felt, Keller Kimbrough, Melissa McCormick, Rachel Staum Mei, Laura K. Nüffer, Kristopher L. Reeves, Haruo Shirane, Tamara Solomon, Sarah E. Thompson, and Charles Woolley.
Contributor
Kimbrough, R. Keller, 1968- editor.
ImprintNew York : Columbia University Press, [2018]
Descriptionx, 443 pages ; illustrations ; 25 cm.
Note:Introduction / by Haruo Shirane -- Monsters, Warriors, and Journeys to Other Worlds. Haseo and the Gambling Stranger : Haseo soshi -- The Tale of the Dirt Spider : Tsuchigumo zoshi -- The Demon Shuten Doji : Shuten Doji -- The Demon of Ibuki : Ibuki Doji -- The Tale of Tawara Toda : Tawara Toda monogatari -- The Origins of Hashidate : Hashidate no honji (Bontenkoku) -- The Palace of the Tengu : Tengu no dairi -- Yoshitsune's Island-Hopping : Onzoshi shima-watari -- The Tale of Amewakahiko : Amewakahiko soshi -- The Origins of the Suwa Deity : Suwa no honji -- Buddhist Tales. The Tale of the Fuji Cave : Fuji no hitoana soshi -- Isozaki : Isozaki -- The Tale of the Handcart Priest : Kuruma-zo soshi -- Origins of the Statue of Kannon as a Boy : Chigo Kannon engi -- Little Atsumori : Ko-Atsumori -- The Crone Fleece : Ubakawa -- Interspecies Affairs. The Tale of the Mouse : Nezumi no soshi -- The Chrysanthemum Spirit : Kiku no sei monogatari (Kazashi no himegimi) -- The Tale of Tamamizu : Tamamizu monogatari -- The Tale of a Wild Goose : Kari no soshi -- The Stingfish : Okoze -- Lady Tamamo : Tamamo no mae soshi -- The Tale of the Clam : Hamaguri no soshi -- The War of the Twelve Animals : Junirui kassen emaki -- The Sparrow's Buddhist Awakening : Suzume no hosshin.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 435-440).
Note:Monsters, Animals, and Other Worlds is a collection of twenty-five medieval Japanese tales of border crossings and the fantastic, featuring demons, samurai, talking animals, amorous plants, and journeys to supernatural realms. It illuminates a rich world of literary, visual, and Buddhist culture. Each translation is prefaced by a short introduction, and the book features images from scroll paintings, illustrated manuscripts, and printed books.
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