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Shadowings
Lafcadio Hearn
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This is another of the popular books that Lafcadio Hearn wrote on various Japanese subjects. The first part "Stories From Strange Books" is a collection of Japanese tales about ghosts and strange occurrences. In the second part "Japanese Studies", Hearn discourses on cicadae, girl's names, and Japanese songs. The third part "Fantasies" are stories and essays on various topics written by Hearn himself.
This is another of the popular books that Lafcadio Hearn wrote on various Japanese subjects. The first part "Stories From Strange Books" is a collection of Japanese tales about ghosts and strange occurrences. In the second part "Japanese Studies", Hearn discourses on cicadae, girl's names, and Japanese songs. The third part "Fantasies" are stories and essays on various topics written by Hearn himself.
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With these words he leaped from the bridge; and no man ever saw him again. But Tōtarō presented the casket of red jewels to the parents of Tamana, and so obtained her in marriage.
JAPANESE STUDIES
... Life ere long
Came on me in the public ways, and bent
Eyes deeper than of old: Death met I too,
And saw the dawn glow through.
—George Meredith
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Community Reviews
Leer esto fue una experiencia bizarra.
Mi calificación en realidad es en extremo subjetiva en esta ocasión. Me sentí demasiado parcial por la temática del texto. Pero que puedo decir, desde que era niño desarrollé un extraño amor por Japón.
Se de sobra de su historia y sus matices, de sus innombrables
Lafcadio Hearn escuchó juiciosamente todo lo que se hablaba y todo lo que cantaba en el bosque. Observó atentamente todo lo que lo rodeaba. Interiorizó todo sonido, todo dato y lo estudió para luego documentarlo y salvarlo del tiempo y el olvido. Resultado, un libro íntimo.
En un intento de tradu
This book contains enchanting stories and essays on a variety of topics. Lafcadio is a hidden gem of an author who I think should be taught in school classrooms alongside a Poe or Irving. I would have honestly rated it a 4 out of 5 were it not for the piece titled "Readings From A Dream Book". This
Lasca dio Hearn es el primer occidental que se enamoró de la cultura japonesa. En este libro "Sombras", nos describe diferentes aspectos de la los japoneses, como: los insectos, los nombres de las mujeres, canciones populares y algunas historias.
This is a total hodgepodge, with a few ghost stories, some anthropological studies of aspects of Japanese culture, and some unrelated personal essays. But it's an INTERESTING hodgepodge, if you want to read a folkstory about a samurai returning to his wife only to find he's spent the night with a gh
Breve acercamiento a algunas creencias de la cultura japonesa. La edición es muy bonita, con notas al pie y con algunos haikus. No es una gran lectura pero es interesante, ya que muestra aspectos como el significado de los nombres; el porqué son tan importantes las cigarras; habla del amor; algunos
This book really reminded me of the other Hearn book I've read Kwaidan which consisted of two sections: stories and essays (the essays were all about insects).
Shadowings on the other hand was three sections. Only the first section being Japanese horror folklore which is what I was really wanting to
Like the last book I read of Mr. Hearn, 1CKwaidan 1D, this book starts out with a interesting and fun sampling of Japanese ghost stories and folk tales. About 1/5 of the way through the book, we meander off to other things. Essays on cicadas, the first names of women in japan, and a fine selection o