Books with title Japanese Fairy Tales:

Japanese Fairy Tales Second Series. By Teresa Peirce Williston, Illustrated by Sanchi Ogawa [1911].About the AuthorRichard Gordon Smith (1858 - 1918)Richard Gordon Smith (1858-1918) was an English animal hunter who earlier had spent time in France, Canada, and Norway. He had a falling out from his wife of eighteen years and, as divorce at the time was neither desirable nor respectable, he left to travel full-time, first-class. Throughout his travels he kept a series of eight large leather-bound diaries emblazoned with exotic illustrations and filled with mementoes from all over the world. After Ceylon and Burma, he arrived in Nagasaki harbor on Christmas Eve 1897. He left Japan in February 1900, heading back to England via New Guinea and Fiji, but he came down with a fever and abandoned the trip, returning to Japan instead. Gordon Smith did go back to England briefly in 1903, returning to Japan that year via Singapore and China. Later he left from Kobe, again to England via Ceylon, in early 1905. He was back in Kyoto by the year's end. Transcribing folktales and myths ever more in his diaries, he also collected some mammals for the British Museum. In 1908 his Ancient Tales and Folklore of Japan was published, but was not successful. His last diary entry was in September 1915, his health undermined by beriberi and malaria. (Quote from (Quote from phoenixbonsai.com))About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.http://www.forgottenbooks.org

This collection of Japanese fairy tales is the outcome of a suggestion made to me indirectly through a friend by Mr. Andrew Lang. They have been translated from the modern version written by Sadanami Sanjin. These stories are not literal translations, and though the Japanese story and all quaint Japanese expressions have been faithfully preserved, they have been told more with the view to interest young readers of the West than the technical student of folk-lore.

Japanese Fairy Tales was translated by Yei Theodora Ozaki. Her translations of Japanese tales are very popular and were reprinted many times over the years. Yei Theodora Ozaki lived an untraditional life during her life time, refusing an arranged marriage she became a teacher and secretary instead to earn money. While traveling over Japan and Europe her letters home went astray and arrived serendipitously to Yukio Ozaki a Japanese politician. After exchanging many letters they finally met in 1904 and were married.

Authentic retellings of twelve familiar and well-loved fairy tales, gorgeously illustrated.With a poet's ear and deep respect for the magic at the heart of our most resonant fairy tales, acclaimed author Berlie Doherty casts a sumptuous spell. Her masterful and authentic retellings of twelve treasured tales are well-matched by Jane Ray's evocative illustrations. Teeming with rich colors, golden trim patterns, silhouettes, and symbols, these pictures—like the timeless stories they interpret—are to be pored over and cherished. Come back to CINDERELLA, SNOW WHITE, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, THE FROG PRINCE, and eight other beloved tales. Enter a haunting world of magic and enchantment.

Have you ever wondered what Grimm’s children tales would sound like in a different language – perhaps one that would feel about as different as Japanese? The twenty-two beautiful fairy tales included in Yei Theodora Ozaki’s Japanese Fairy Tales volume may have been translated into English, but they continue to carry the imprint of Japanese culture through the unfolding of the stories and the meanings of the names and places mentioned throughout each individual tale.Fortunately, these gems of Japanese literature are not reserved only for those who have delved deep into the oftentimes cryptic (at least for those in the West) meanings associated with Japanese culture. Ozaki is one of the few authors who was in the unique position of preventing this, and making sure that stories such as the ones in this volume could be translated, explained and adapted to be fully understood by non-Japanese readers.Like the Grimm fairy tales, these stories were developed and gathered over time as they were told and re-told by simple folk throughout the ages. The completed version was adapted and translated by Ozaki, who had an excellent knowledge of both Western and Japanese mentalities in a time when such knowledge was seldom found in any single individual. As the daughter of a Japanese Baron and an American schoolteacher’s daughter, she became an accomplished writer, and was encouraged to publish the Japanese Fairy Tales volume in 1903, initially under the name Japanese Fairy Book.Well-known tales are included, such as The Ogre of Rashomon, Adventures of Kintaro the Golden Boy and, of course, the famous Tongue - Cut Sparrow – a story about a vengeful old woman who takes out her anger on her husband’s talking sparrow.

Early works of Japanese literature were heavily influenced by cultural contact with China and Chinese literature, often written in Classical Chinese. Indian literature also had an influence through the diffusion of Buddhism in Japan. Eventually, Japanese literature developed into a separate style in its own right as Japanese writers began writing their own works about Japan, although the influence of Chinese literature and Classical Chinese remained until the end of the Edo period. Since Japan reopened its ports to Western trading and diplomacy in the 19th century, Western and Eastern literature have strongly affected each other and continue to do so.

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Your 'Fairy Tales' by The Grimm Brothers eBook Report:This eBook of 'Fairy Tales ' by The Grimm Brothers has been tested on below parameters across ALL devices (including Kindle, Android, iBook, Cloud Readers etc.). It works 100% perfectly as required.SUCCESSFUL TESTS RESULTS ACROSS ALL DEVICES:1) Active Footnotes & Endnotes with One-Click navigation.2) Active Table of Contents.3) Word Wise – Enabled.4) Illustrations & Tables (if any) are available with ZOOM feature on double-click.5) Formatted for Faster Reading experience with easy Font & Page adjustments. NOTE: This is an unabridged content. Spelling errors or Typos (if any) have been corrected as per Amazon standards.Good Reads Description* of 'Fairy Tales by The Grimm Brothers' (Rating - 4.2/5 by ‎17,774 votes)**The Brothers Grimm The Grimm brothers were early 19th century writers best known for their fairy tales coming from Scandinavian, Icelandic and Germanic origins. By 1807 there was a growing interest in German folk tales. The Grim brothers were academics who invited friends to their home and asked them to relate stories they had heard. They soon published their first collection of tales and from there several more volumes followed. Included in this collection are Hansel and Gretel, Briar Rose, The Fisherman and His Wife, Rapunzel, The Frog Prince, Little Red Riding Hood, Rumpelstiltshin, Tom Thumb and many more. These stories are a delight to read and will rekindle up many childhood memories as they are reread.*,** - This content has been taken from GoodReads.com with its written consent.

This is a collection of Japanese fairy tales translated by Yei Theodora Ozaki based on a version written in Japanese by Sadanami Sanjin. According to Ozaki, "These stories are not literal translations, and though the Japanese story and all quaint Japanese expressions have been faithfully preserved, they have been told more with the view to interest young readers of the West than the technical student of folk-lore." Ozaki freely added to and changed the original stories for color and background.