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TITULO The KOJIKI (Records of Ancient Matters) (*)(★-1)
AUTOR (trans. by Basil Hall Chamberlain) (★-2)
EDITORIAL Tuttle
ISBN 978-4-8053-1076-2
IDIOMA INGLES
CODIGO INTERNO CL-0082
NOTA (*)(Para saber mas sobre´KOJIKI´, Ver ´CL-0005´.) (★)(1.Written by imperial command in the eighth century, the´Kojiki [Records of Ancient Matters]´is Japan´s classic of classics, the oldest connected literary work and the fundamental scripture of Shinto. Accepted as fact until quite recently, it is a key to the historical roots of the Japanese people -their early life and the development of their character and institutions- as well as a lively mixture of legend and history, genealogy, and poetry. It stands as one of the greatest monuments of Japanese literature because it preserves more faithfully than any other book the mythology, manners, language, and traditions of Japan. it provides, furthermore, a vivid account of a nation in the making. The work opens´when chaos had begun to condense, but force and form were not yet manifest, and there was nought named, nought done...´ It recounts the mythological creation of Japan by the divine brother and sister´Izanami´and´Izanagi´, tales of the Sun Goddess and other deities, the divine origin of Jimmu the first emperor, and the histories of subsequent reigns. Epic material is complemented by a fresh bucolic vein expressed in songs and poetry. 2.Basil Hall Chamberlain [1850-1935] one of the foremost Western interpreters of things Japanese. Born of a distinguished family in Southampton, England, on October 18th, 1850, he was educated in Europe and England. His father intended him to be a banker, but at age 18 he became ill. His physician recommended travel, and Chamberlain landed in Japan on May 29th, 1873. He taught at the Imperial Naval School in Tokyo from 1874 to 1882. His most important position, however, was as Professor of Japanese and Philology at Tokyo University beginning in 1886. It was here that he gained his reputation as a student of Japanese language and literature. Hias many works include the first translation of the´Kojiki´into English [1906],´A Handbook of Colloquial Japanese [1888]´,´Things Japanese [1890]´, and´A Practical Guide to the Study of Japanese Writing [1905]´. With W.B.Mason he wrote´A Handbook for Travellers in Japan [1891]´, which went through numerous editions. He retired to Geneva, Switzerland, in 1911. In 1935, Count Aisuke Kabayama paid him a rare tribute when he said,´Professor Chamberlain, a foreigner, an Englishman, taught Japanese and Japan to the Japanese´. )

   

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