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Description:Essentially Oriental presents a thematic overview of R.H. Blyth's writings on traditional Japanese and other Eastern literatures. It is the first ever representative Blyth selection.The book contains a rich variety of traditional tales and poems, ranging from Chinese ghost stories and Korean short stories, through Zen parables, to the timeless form of Haiku. Blyth's illuminating commentary and his essays on history, culture and aesthetics reflect his quest to understand and experience the poetic life within Eastern culture. The book includes a Foreword by Michael Guest, Associate Professor of Shizuoka University, and a Preface by Kuniyoshi Munakata, Director-leader of the Shakespeare Noh Company, who was Blyth's second-longest-standing student, next to the present Emperor.The front cover shows a drawing by Daruma (Bodhidharma) by Gibon Sengai (1750 - 1837). Daruma introduced Zen to China from India in the fifth or sixth century. The script reads:'Honourable Buddhist scholars, who revere Buddha, leave the East and go West. Mr. Daruma, who doesn't like Buddha, leaves the West to come East. I thought they might meet at the Teahouse of Awakening. Alas! It was only a dream.'We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Essentially Oriental: R. H. Blyth Selection. To get started finding Essentially Oriental: R. H. Blyth Selection, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Publisher: Hokuseido Press

Release: 2020

ISBN: 4590009544

Description: Essentially Oriental presents a thematic overview of R.H. Blyth's writings on traditional Japanese and other Eastern literatures. It is the first ever representative Blyth selection.The book contains a rich variety of traditional tales and poems, ranging from Chinese ghost stories and Korean short stories, through Zen parables, to the timeless form of Haiku. Blyth's illuminating commentary and his essays on history, culture and aesthetics reflect his quest to understand and experience the poetic life within Eastern culture. The book includes a Foreword by Michael Guest, Associate Professor of Shizuoka University, and a Preface by Kuniyoshi Munakata, Director-leader of the Shakespeare Noh Company, who was Blyth's second-longest-standing student, next to the present Emperor.The front cover shows a drawing by Daruma (Bodhidharma) by Gibon Sengai (1750 - 1837). Daruma introduced Zen to China from India in the fifth or sixth century. The script reads:'Honourable Buddhist scholars, who revere Buddha, leave the East and go West. Mr. Daruma, who doesn't like Buddha, leaves the West to come East. I thought they might meet at the Teahouse of Awakening. Alas! It was only a dream.'We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Essentially Oriental: R. H. Blyth Selection. To get started finding Essentially Oriental: R. H. Blyth Selection, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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