Author: Helen Craig McCullough
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 9780804702706
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
A Stanford University Press classic.
Yoshitsune
Author: Helen Craig McCullough
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 9780804702706
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
A Stanford University Press classic.
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 9780804702706
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
A Stanford University Press classic.
Samurai Rising
Author: Pamela S. Turner
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
ISBN: 1580895859
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Minamoto Yoshitsune should not have been a samurai. But his story is legend in this real-life saga. This epic warrior tale reads like a novel, but this is the true story of the greatest samurai in Japanese history. When Yoshitsune was just a baby, his father went to war with a rival samurai family—and lost. His father was killed, his mother captured, and his surviving half-brother banished. Yoshitsune was sent away to live in a monastery. Skinny, small, and unskilled in the warrior arts, he nevertheless escaped and learned the ways of the samurai. When the time came for the Minamoto clan to rise up against their enemies, Yoshitsune answered the call. His daring feats and impossible bravery earned him immortality.
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
ISBN: 1580895859
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Minamoto Yoshitsune should not have been a samurai. But his story is legend in this real-life saga. This epic warrior tale reads like a novel, but this is the true story of the greatest samurai in Japanese history. When Yoshitsune was just a baby, his father went to war with a rival samurai family—and lost. His father was killed, his mother captured, and his surviving half-brother banished. Yoshitsune was sent away to live in a monastery. Skinny, small, and unskilled in the warrior arts, he nevertheless escaped and learned the ways of the samurai. When the time came for the Minamoto clan to rise up against their enemies, Yoshitsune answered the call. His daring feats and impossible bravery earned him immortality.
Yoshitsune and the Thousand Cherry Trees
Author: Stanleigh H. Jones Jr.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231515022
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
A masterpiece of eighteenth-century Japanese puppet theater, Yoshitsune and the Thousand Cherry Trees is an action-packed play set in the aftermath of the twelfth-century Genji–Heike wars. It follows the adventures of the military commander, Yoshitsune, as he tries to avoid capture by his jealous older brother and loyal henchmen. The drama, written by a trio of playwrights, popularizes Japan's martial past for urban Edo audiences. It was banned only once in its long history, for a period after World War II, because occupying American forces feared its nationalizing power. In this expert translation by Stanleigh H. Jones Jr., readers learn why Yoshitsune and the Thousand Cherry Trees became one of the most influential plays in the repertoires of both kabuki and bunraku puppet theater. He opens with an introduction detailing the historical background, production history, and major features of the bunraku genre, and then pairs his translation of the play with helpful resources for students and scholars. Emphasizing text and performance, Jones's translation underlines not only the play's skillful appropriation of traditional forms but also its brilliant development of dramatic technique.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231515022
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
A masterpiece of eighteenth-century Japanese puppet theater, Yoshitsune and the Thousand Cherry Trees is an action-packed play set in the aftermath of the twelfth-century Genji–Heike wars. It follows the adventures of the military commander, Yoshitsune, as he tries to avoid capture by his jealous older brother and loyal henchmen. The drama, written by a trio of playwrights, popularizes Japan's martial past for urban Edo audiences. It was banned only once in its long history, for a period after World War II, because occupying American forces feared its nationalizing power. In this expert translation by Stanleigh H. Jones Jr., readers learn why Yoshitsune and the Thousand Cherry Trees became one of the most influential plays in the repertoires of both kabuki and bunraku puppet theater. He opens with an introduction detailing the historical background, production history, and major features of the bunraku genre, and then pairs his translation of the play with helpful resources for students and scholars. Emphasizing text and performance, Jones's translation underlines not only the play's skillful appropriation of traditional forms but also its brilliant development of dramatic technique.
THE LEGEND OF YOSHITSUNE - A Japanese Legend Narrated by Baba Indaba
Author: Anon E. Mouse
Publisher: Abela Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 8827500820
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 416 In this 416th issue of the Baba Indaba?s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Japanese Fairy Tale "The Legend Of Yoshitsune?. Minamoto no Yoshitsune (1159 ? 1189) was a military commander of the Minamoto clan of Japan in the late Heian and early Kamakura periods. During the Genpei War, he led a series of battles which toppled the Ise-Heishi branch of the Taira clan. He is considered one of the greatest and the most popular warriors of his era, and one of the most famous samurai fighters in the history of Japan As a boy his father was killed in battle by members of the Taira Clan. Yoshitsune was sent to a monastery to be educated by monks. One night, while practising his swordsmanship, he was startled by a great thunderstorm, and saw before him a mighty giant with a long red nose and enormous glaring eyes, bird-like claws, and feathered wings. Bravely standing his ground, Yoshitsune inquired who this giant might be, and was informed that he was King of the Tengu. What happened next you ask?? And, just who are the Tengu? Well many mostly serious things happened. To find the answers to these questions, and others you may have, you will have to download and read this story to find out! INCLUDES LINKS TO DOWNLOAD 8 FREE STORIES Baba Indaba is a fictitious Zulu storyteller who narrates children's stories from around the world. Baba Indaba translates as "Father of Stories". BUY ANY of the BABA INDABA CHILDREN?S STORIES at https://goo.gl/65LXNM 10% of the profit from the sale of this book will be donated to charities. Each issue also has a "WHERE IN THE WORLD - LOOK IT UP" section, where young readers are challenged to look up a place on a map somewhere in the world. The place, town or city is relevant to the story. HINT - all places can be found using Google maps. In looking up these place names, using Google Maps, it is our hope that young people will click on the images and do further investigations about the people who live in these towns in order to gain an understanding of the many and varied cultures from around the world. Through such an exercise, it is also our hope that young people will not only increase their knowledge of world geography but also increase their appreciation and tolerance of other peoples and cultures. KEYWORDS/TAGS: Baba Indaba, Children?s stories, Childrens, Folklore, Fairy, Folk, Tales, bedtime story, legends, storyteller, fables, moral tales, Japan, emperor, Yoshitsune, Ise-Heishi, Taira clan, Kamakura, Benkei, stature, Tengu, Genpei War, Japanese, Jin-saku's anvil, Buddhist temple, Tamamushi, Mountain elves, King, Mount Hiei, Gojo Bridge, Ky?to, Dan-no-ura, Settsu, Saikoku, phantom host
Publisher: Abela Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 8827500820
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 416 In this 416th issue of the Baba Indaba?s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Japanese Fairy Tale "The Legend Of Yoshitsune?. Minamoto no Yoshitsune (1159 ? 1189) was a military commander of the Minamoto clan of Japan in the late Heian and early Kamakura periods. During the Genpei War, he led a series of battles which toppled the Ise-Heishi branch of the Taira clan. He is considered one of the greatest and the most popular warriors of his era, and one of the most famous samurai fighters in the history of Japan As a boy his father was killed in battle by members of the Taira Clan. Yoshitsune was sent to a monastery to be educated by monks. One night, while practising his swordsmanship, he was startled by a great thunderstorm, and saw before him a mighty giant with a long red nose and enormous glaring eyes, bird-like claws, and feathered wings. Bravely standing his ground, Yoshitsune inquired who this giant might be, and was informed that he was King of the Tengu. What happened next you ask?? And, just who are the Tengu? Well many mostly serious things happened. To find the answers to these questions, and others you may have, you will have to download and read this story to find out! INCLUDES LINKS TO DOWNLOAD 8 FREE STORIES Baba Indaba is a fictitious Zulu storyteller who narrates children's stories from around the world. Baba Indaba translates as "Father of Stories". BUY ANY of the BABA INDABA CHILDREN?S STORIES at https://goo.gl/65LXNM 10% of the profit from the sale of this book will be donated to charities. Each issue also has a "WHERE IN THE WORLD - LOOK IT UP" section, where young readers are challenged to look up a place on a map somewhere in the world. The place, town or city is relevant to the story. HINT - all places can be found using Google maps. In looking up these place names, using Google Maps, it is our hope that young people will click on the images and do further investigations about the people who live in these towns in order to gain an understanding of the many and varied cultures from around the world. Through such an exercise, it is also our hope that young people will not only increase their knowledge of world geography but also increase their appreciation and tolerance of other peoples and cultures. KEYWORDS/TAGS: Baba Indaba, Children?s stories, Childrens, Folklore, Fairy, Folk, Tales, bedtime story, legends, storyteller, fables, moral tales, Japan, emperor, Yoshitsune, Ise-Heishi, Taira clan, Kamakura, Benkei, stature, Tengu, Genpei War, Japanese, Jin-saku's anvil, Buddhist temple, Tamamushi, Mountain elves, King, Mount Hiei, Gojo Bridge, Ky?to, Dan-no-ura, Settsu, Saikoku, phantom host
The Japan Magazine
Japan, continued
Author: George Waldo Browne
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
The Asian review
The Japan Magazine
Saitō Mussashi-bō Benkei. (Tales of the Wars of the Gempei)
Author: James Seguin De Benneville
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
Saitō Musashi-bō Benkei. (Tales of the Wars of the Gempei)
Author: James Seguin De Benneville
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 584
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 584
Book Description