Name: The Japanese Psyche: Major Motifs in the Fairy Tales of Japan
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Author: Snyder, Gary ; Reece, Sachiko ; Kawai, Hayao
ISBN: 9780882140964

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The Japanese Psyche: Major Motifs in the Fairy Tales of Japan

Type

Physical Book

Author

Preface by

Translated by

Publisher

Year

2020

Language

English

Pages

212

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.9 x 15.2 x 1.2 cm

Weight

0.32 kg.

ISBN13

9780882140964

Synopsis "The Japanese Psyche: Major Motifs in the Fairy Tales of Japan "

This book examines the haunting, sad, and lively depths of the Japanese soul by interpreting some of major themes in fairy tales. A Japanese Jungian psychologist credited with founding Japanese analytical and clinical psychology and a senior professor at Kyoto University, Hayao Kawai (1928-2007) addresses here such questions as why so many Japanese fairy tales end in a "Happily ever after" marriage, and why the female figure best expresses the culture's ego and the country's possible future. Throughout the book, Kawai delicately presents the multiple layers of the Japanese psyche.The American poet and essayist Gary Snyder, who lived for years in Japan, gaining familiarity with the soul of its culture and thought, introduces Kawai's book to the reader.

Gary Snyder

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Gary Sherman Snyder (San Francisco, May 8, 1930) is a poet, translator, essayist, lecturer, and American environmental activist belonging to the Beat Generation movement and the San Francisco Renaissance. He is considered one of the founders and forerunners of the 1960s countercultural movement. Among other awards, he has received the 1975 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. He has published more than 25 books between 1959 and 2007 (poetry, essays, travel books) and has been translated into more than 20 languages.

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