Project Gutenberg 2014-06-11 Public domain in the USA. 271 Ozaki, Yei Theodora Ozaki, Yukio, Madame 23005810 Romances of Old Japan Rendered into English from Japanese Sources E-text prepared by Madeleine Fournier and Marc D'Hooghe (http://www.freeliterature.org) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Romances of Old Japan" by Yei Theodora Ozaki is a collection of stories derived from traditional Japanese narratives, likely written in the early 20th century. The tales encapsulate themes of love, loyalty, and tragedy set against the backdrop of historical Japan. The opening portion introduces a variety of characters embroiled in conflicts derived from honor and affection, notably focusing on the loyalty of vassals and the devastating sacrifices that often accompany love. The beginning of the work presents a gripping narrative that unfolds with the character Jurobei, a ronin, who embarks on a perilous quest to recover a lost family sword, crucial to the honor of his master, Shusen Sakurai. The plot thickens as Jurobei finds himself in a complex web of loyalty, deceit, and violence, culminating in an emotional climax where he makes harrowing sacrifices for his master. The dynamics between characters, such as the bond of retainer and lord, alongside the struggles faced by Jurobei and his wife as they navigate the dire consequences linked to honor, set the stage for a poignant exploration of duty and love in feudal Japan. The narrative is rich in cultural elements and lays a strong foundation for the tales that follow in the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45933/45933-h/images/cover.jpg en Japanese fiction -- Translations into English PL Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature 419802 419607 2024-09-19T08:55:23.665187 2023-09-20T05:18:18.069796 text/html text/html 419748 2014-06-10T22:23:28 text/html 10364353 2014-06-10T22:26:53 text/html application/zip 8309688 2024-09-19T08:55:32.874164 application/epub+zip 8319648 2024-09-19T08:55:25.974196 application/epub+zip 492702 2024-09-19T08:55:24.288200 application/epub+zip 8441405 2024-09-19T08:55:37.148118 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 8425141 2024-09-19T08:55:31.243165 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 603493 2022-09-20T21:29:32.465680 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 379650 379488 2024-09-19T08:55:22.353217 2023-09-20T05:18:17.078768 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 379282 2014-06-10T22:17:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 145606 2014-06-10T22:17:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 379298 2014-06-10T22:17:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 145582 2014-06-10T22:17:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20010 2024-09-19T08:55:37.313113 application/rdf+xml 20836 2024-09-19T08:55:24.445182 image/jpeg 3213 2024-09-19T08:55:24.365182 image/jpeg 10372158 2024-09-19T08:55:23.833190 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia