{"product_id":"demon-at-agi-bridge-and-other-japanese-tales-9780231152457","title":"Demon at Agi Bridge and Other Japanese Tales","description":"\u003cp\u003eBurton Watson and Haruo Shirane, renowned translators and scholars, introduce English-speaking readers to the vivid tradition of early and medieval Japanese anecdotal (\u003ci\u003esetsuwa\u003c\/i\u003e) literature. These orally narrated and written tales drew on both local folk tradition and continental sources. Taken from seven major anthologies of anecdotal literature compiled between the ninth and thirteenth centuries, these dramatic and often amusing stories open a major window onto the foundations of Japanese culture. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOut of thousands of \u003ci\u003esetsuwa\u003c\/i\u003e, Shirane has selected thirty-eight of the most powerful and influential, each of which is briefly introduced. Recounting the exploits of warriors, farmers, priests, and aristocrats, and concerning topics as varied as poetry, violence, power, and sex, these tales reveal the creative origins of a range of literary and dramatic genres, from court tales and travel accounts to \u003ci\u003eno\u003c\/i\u003e drama and Kabuki. Watson's impeccable translations relay the wit, mystery, and Buddhist sensibility of these protean works, while Shirane's sophisticated analysis illuminates the meaning and context of their compact stories. Capped by an extensive bibliography, this collection fully immerses the reader in the thrilling world of secular and religious tales.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaruo Shirane is Shincho Professor of Japanese literature at Columbia University. He is the author and editor of numerous books on Japanese literature, including, most recently, \u003ci\u003eEnvisioning The Tale of Genji: Media, Gender, and Cultural Production\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eTraditional Japanese Literature: An Anthology, Beginnings to 1600\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eEarly Modern Japanese Literature: An Anthology, 1600-1900\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eClassical Japanese: A Grammar\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBurton Watson has taught at Columbia, Stanford, and Kyoto Universities and is one of the world's best-known translators of Chinese and Japanese works. His translations include \u003ci\u003eThe Analects of Confucius\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Tales of the Heike\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Lotus Sutra\u003c\/i\u003e; the writings of Zhuangzi, Mozi, Xunzi, and Han Feizi; \u003ci\u003eThe Columbia Book of Chinese Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eRecords of the Grand Historian\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50513972035858,"sku":"9780231152457","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_70396288-78d4-4c68-8e1a-c2970187c75c.jpg?v=1730969574","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/demon-at-agi-bridge-and-other-japanese-tales-9780231152457","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}