Kojiki: An Account of Ancient Matters

Japan's oldest surviving narrative, the eighth-century Kojiki, chronicles the mythical origins of its islands and their ruling...
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Author: No Yasumaro Ō
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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Kojiki: An Account of Ancient Matters by Ō, No Yasumaro

Kojiki: An Account of Ancient Matters

$113.25

Kojiki: An Account of Ancient Matters

$113.25
Author: No Yasumaro Ō
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Japan's oldest surviving narrative, the eighth-century Kojiki, chronicles the mythical origins of its islands and their ruling dynasty through a diverse array of genealogies, tales, and songs that have helped to shape the modern nation's views of its ancient past. Gustav Heldt's engaging new translation of this revered classic aims to make the Kojiki accessible to contemporary readers while staying true to the distinctively dramatic and evocative appeal of the original's language. It conveys the rhythms that structure the Kojiki's animated style of storytelling and translates the names of its many people and places to clarify their significance within the narrative. An introduction, glossaries, maps, and bibliographies offer a wealth of additional information about Japan's earliest extant record of its history, literature, and religion.

Author: No Yasumaro Ō
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 09/09/2014
Pages: 312
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780231163897


Review Citation(s):
Choice 05/01/2015 pg. 1495

About the Author
O no Yasumaro (d. 723) was a nobleman of the Japanese court whose O clan ruled over an area bearing the same name near the eighth-century capital of Nara.

Gustav Heldt is an associate professor of Japanese literature at the University of Virginia and the author of The Pursuit of Harmony: Poetry and Power in Early Heian Japan.

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