The Kwaidan of the Lady of Tamiya

The Kwaidan of the Lady of Tamiya
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Total Pages : 287
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ISBN-10 : 9781317792956
ISBN-13 : 1317792955
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Book Synopsis The Kwaidan of the Lady of Tamiya by : James S. De Banneville

Download or read book The Kwaidan of the Lady of Tamiya written by James S. De Banneville and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-07-16 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 2001. Kwaidan are what Lafcadio Hearn calls 'stories and studies of strange things' - eerie tales which convey the enduring mystery of traditional Japanese culture and the world of the samurai. In this volume, de Benneville's rendition of the Yotsuya Kwaidan of Shunkintei Ryuo paints a picture of life in the capital city of Edo among the samurai of the highest class, jostling for power at the court of the Shogun. At the heart of the story is the Lady of Tamiya, a daughter of the samurai who is sold by her brutal husband into the floating world of brothels, from which she escapes only in death. Thereafter, the Lady is avenged as mis-forutune relentlessly overtakes all who betrayed her, and she is still remembered today in a Tokyo shrine popular with women who seek her protection. More than any history, kwaidan reveal the inner morality of the samurai code.


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