Eight Dogs, or "Hakkenden" (häftad)
Format
Häftad (Paperback / softback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
348
Utgivningsdatum
2021-08-15
Utmärkelser
Winner of Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission Prize for the Translation of Japanese Literature 2020 (United States)
Förlag
Cornell University East Asia Program
Översättare
Glynne Walley
Illustrationer
10 Halftones, color; 72 Halftones, black and white
Dimensioner
226 x 196 x 20 mm
Vikt
545 g
Antal komponenter
1
ISBN
9781501758935

Eight Dogs, or "Hakkenden"

Part OneAn Ill-Considered Jest

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Kyokutei Bakin's Nans 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.
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The presentation here is excellent, beginning with the faithful reproduction and translation of seemingly every last detail. * The Complete Review * It's an excellent introduction to Bakin's semi-fictional world. Hakkenden has all the hallmarks of a wonderful addition to the stock of Japanese literature available in English. * Tony's Reading List * Glynne Walley's lively translation [of] Eight Dogs, or 'Hakkenden': Part OneAn Ill-Considered Jest conveys the witty and colorful prose of the original, producing a faithful and entertaining edition of this important literary classic. * New Books Network * The fantastical elements of "Hakkenden" give it a kinship to those endlessly unspooling fantasy sagas by Robert Jordan or George R.R. Martin. * The Wall Street Journal * An Ill-Considered Jest is, in addition to being an excellent translation and a first-rate work of scholarship, a beautifully illustrated and compulsively readable tome. Walley's translation of Hakkenden will be a game changer for scholars and teachers of premodern Japanese literature, and even this first installment opens exciting possibilities for researchers and students. * Monumenta Nipponica *

Övrig information

Glynne Walley is an Associate Professor of Japanese Literature at the University of Oregon and author of Good Dogs.

Innehållsförteckning

Inaugural Volume Covers and Endpaper Chinese Preface Japanese Preface Table of Contents Frontispieces Advertisement 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