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Japanese legends and tales of ghosts and miracles. Soul of Japan
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The collection includes the so-called kaidans - ancient mysterious, "fatal" Japanese parables and fairy tales. They were lovingly collected under one cover at the beginning of the XNUMXth century by British-American Lafcadio Hearn. He spent the last years of his life in Japan, sincerely falling in love with the ancient spirit of this country. The works of the collection are illustrated with magnificent color drawings by Japanese artists of the XNUMXth century. Getting to know Japanese kaidans not only entertains the reader, but also allows you to better understand the unique culture of this country. The deep foundation of the culture of any nation is ancient legends, myths, legends, fairy tales. They reflect his customs, beliefs, attitude to nature, ethical and aesthetic views. The traditional folklore genre in Japan - kaidans - outlandish legends about unusual superstitions, scary fatal stories about ghosts and miracles, about human encounters with the supernatural: demons, witches, werewolves, etc. n At the beginning of the XX century. they were collected and translated into English by the Irish-American prose writer, translator, and orientalist, specialist in Japanese literature, Lafcadio Herne (1850–1904). It was named after the Greek island in the Ionian Sea - Lefkada, or Lefkada, on which in 1850 came into being. Lafcadio's father is Irish, a military doctor, and his mother is a native Greek. The first years of the boy's life under the sunny azure sky of Greece were cloudless. And then family drama broke out. The father took the family to England. The landscapes and climate of Foggy Albion had a depressing effect on the boy's mother, and soon she returned to her beloved Greece. The marriage broke up. Lafcadio stayed with his father, who did not care too much about the upbringing of his son, who was under the supervision of an old aunt until he came of age. The breakup of the family was a tragedy for the young man. Perhaps this was the reason for his passion for mysticism, for the other world, because in reality there was neither joy nor happiness. And Lafcadio left for America. Sunny New Orleans, in which he settled, was reminiscent of cheerful Greece. Here he perked up and began to write funny feuilletons, which delighted the locals. However, the happy period in his life was short-lived - he was replaced by disappointment and loneliness. In 1890 was Lafcadio runs away from himself to the ends of the earth - to distant Japan, where he works as an American correspondent. The writer admires the ancient spirit of this country, which is so close to his romantic nature. He is fond of Buddhist culture, visits ancient monasteries, listens eagerly, peers into scary stories about the supernatural. But the contradictions between the rational present and the ancient, mysterious Japan did not give rest to the rushing soul of Lafcadio. He seemed to always be between two worlds - real and unreal. The desire to preserve the unique image of Ancient Japan, to show it to people, prompted Lafcadio to compile a collection of kaidans, the book that you hold in your hands.
See also:
- All books of the publisher SZKEO
- All books by the author
- All books in the series World Literature Library
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| ISBNs | 978-5-9603-0542-6 |
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| The weight | 0,88 kg |
| Size | 170 × 240 mm |
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