英国公使館書記官ミットフォードのみた日本1866~1906年(新版)<br>Mitford's Japan : Memories and Recollections, 1866-1906 (Japan Library)

英国公使館書記官ミットフォードのみた日本1866~1906年(新版)
Mitford's Japan : Memories and Recollections, 1866-1906 (Japan Library)

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  • 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版/ページ数 338 p.
  • 言語 ENG
  • 商品コード 9781903350072
  • DDC分類 952.031

基本説明

Includes a wide selection of extracts from Mitford's best-selling Tales of Old Japan (1871) - what Mitford perceived as the essence of the Japanese spirit: 'heroic, ruthless, devotedly loyal, bloody and chivarlous'.

Full Description

As the preface to this new edition points out, Mitford (Algernon Bertram, the first Lord Redesdale) was a gifted writer whose descriptions of Japan, during the critical time of transition from a feudal to a modern state in the late nineteenth century, are a testimony to his narrative skills, accuracy and objective reporting - qualities which are sometimes overshadowed by the higher profile given to his contemporary Ernest Satow. Accordingly, this new paperback edition, which makes the Mitford memoirs available to a much wider audience, includes a wide selection of extracts from Mitford's bestselling Tales of Old Japan (1871) - what Mitford, according to Carmen Blacker, perceived as the essence of the Japanese spirit: 'heroic, ruthless, devotedly loyal, bloody and chivalrous'.

Contents

Sources Preface to new edition Introduction Historical note 'Old and new Japan' From Memories: 1866-7 The Shogun or Tycoon An adventurous journey Civil war 'Mukashi' The Mikado Sensation diplomacy Betwixt old and new The 'Gijiin' or Parliament The reception of the Duke of Edinburgh 'A holiday in Japan' The Garter Mission, 1906 Gardens in Japan Tales of Old Japan Notes Editor's notes Index