Kojiki

by Basil Hall Chamberlain

Kojiki
Basil Hall Chamberlain, British Japanologists active in Japan during the late 19th century (1850-1935)

This ebook presents «Kojiki», from Basil Hall Chamberlain. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected.

Table of Contents
- About This Book
- Part I. The Birth Of The Deities
- The Beginning Of Heaven And Earth
- The Seven Divine Generations
- The Island Of Onogoro
- Courtship Of The Deities The Male-who-invites And The Female-who-invites
- Birth Of The Various Deities
- Retirement Of Her Augustness The Princess-who-invites
- The Slaying Of The Fire-deity
- Part Ii. The Quarrel Of Izanagi And Izanami
- The Land Of Hades
- The Purification Of The August Person
- Part Iii. Amaterasu, The Sun-goddess, And The Storm God
- Investiture Of The Three Deities, The Illustrious August Children
- The Crying And Weeping Of His Impetuous Male Augustness
- The August Oath
- The August Declaration Of The Division Of The August Male Children A.nd The August Female Children
- The August Ravages Of His-impetuous Male Augustness
- The Door Of The Heavenly Rock Dwelling
- The August Expulsion Of His Impetuous Male Augustness
- The Eight Forked Serpent
- The Palace Of Suga
- Part Iv. The Beast-legends
- The White Hare Of Inaba
- Mount Tema
- The Nether Distant Land
- The Wooing Of The Deity Of Eight Thousand Spears
- The Cup Pledge
- Part V.the Champion Of Japan
- Yamato Take Slays His Elder Brother
- Yamato Take Slays The Kumaso Bravoes
- Yamato Take Slays The Idzumo Bravo
- Yamato Take Is Sent To Subdue The East And Visits His Aunt At Ise
- Yamato Take Slays The Rulers Of Sagamu
- Yamato Take's Empress Stills The Waves
- Yamato Take Slays The Deity Of The Ashigara Pass
- Yamato Take Woos Princess Miyazu
- Yamato Take Meets The Deity Of Mount Ibuki
- Yamato Take Sickens And Dies
- Yamato Take Turns Into A White Bird

668 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 16, 2015

About the author

B. A. Chamberlain was a professor of Japanese at the Tokyo Imperial University and was one of the greatest European Japanologists, along with Ernest Mason Satow, Lafcadio Hearn, and William G. Ashton.

He arrived in Japan on the eve of June 1873, left for Geneva in 1911 where he lived until his death in 1935.

Reviews

[Hannah Mills · Rating 2 out of 5]

The Kojiki itself is great. This translation is questionable and is filled with spelling mistakes of basic English words. The structure of the book is also unusual and not very intuitive, breaking up the narrative in awkward places. It is also missing the majority of the Kojiki, mostly focusing on the first major section of the original work without any annotations, footnotes or insights that translations typically have.

I've ordered the newer translation by Gustav Heldt, which I expect to be much better.

[Ruth Bogan]

I give up.

[Luke · Rating 3 out of 5]

Phenomenal story, just a shoddy translation. Many names are incorrect and spelling errors seemed to go unnoticed