Nicholas Andriani

Category: japanese mythology

Linking Shakespeare’s Ides of March and Japan’s Tengu Mythology: You Won’t Believe What We Discovered!

Mar 20, 2023

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Nicholas Andriani

in dramatist, dramaturgy, fable, fairytale, fan studies, film, film review, film studies, Flash Poetry, folklore, folkloresque, folklorist, japan, japanese cinema, japanese folklore, japanese language, japanese literature, japanese mythology, japanese video games, japanese videogames, material culture, Shakespeare, shinto, writing

Uncovering the Mysteries of the Ides of March and Tengu no Kakuremino: Insights into Tragedy, Mythology, and Human Nature.
SPRING READING: FROM STRANGE WORLDS TO LIFE BETWEEN WORDS

Jan 23, 2023

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Nicholas Andriani

in 2023 Reading List, Chinese literature, comparative literature, japan, japanese cinema, japanese folklore, japanese language, japanese literature, japanese mythology, reading, Reading Women Challenge, sci fi, scicomm, science fiction, stream-of-consciousness, Syfi, writing

Be mindful of books in translation and Make time for reading this spring. The world will thank you. I would love to hear your recommendations!
“An Intellectual Exchange: A Review of 𝐸𝑑𝑜 𝐽𝑎𝑝𝑎𝑛 𝐸𝑛𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑊𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑” by James Kin Pong Au

Sep 15, 2022

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Nicholas Andriani

in Anthropology, Archaeology, comparative literature, history, japan, japanese cinema, japanese folklore, japanese language, japanese mythology, material culture, writing

Donald Keene and Shiba Ryōtarō (authors), Tony Gonzalez (translator), Edo Japan Encounters the World: Conversations Between Donald Keene and Shiba … “An Intellectual Exchange: A Review of 𝐸𝑑𝑜 𝐽𝑎𝑝𝑎𝑛 𝐸𝑛𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑊𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑” by James Kin Pong Au
Travels and Travails in Translation – Aesop’s Fables from Greek to Japanese to English

Feb 18, 2022

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Nicholas Andriani

in Academia, fable, folklore, folkloresque, folklorist, history, japan, japanese cinema, japanese folklore, japanese language, japanese mythology, loca, localization, Mythology, translation

Peacock and Crane クジャクがツルをバカにして、はねのいろをけなしました。「わたしはきんいろのはねで、こんなにきれいだけれど、　あなたときたらつばさのどこをみてもきれいないろがぜんぜんないわね」　するとツルは、「でもわたしは、そらのたかいところまでとんでいけるのよ。　あなたなんかニワトリとおなじで、じめん…
Demons Out, Fortune In. It’s Setsubun (節分): Bean Scattering, Bad Fortunes & Demon Slaying

Feb 3, 2022

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Nicholas Andriani

in Anthropology, buddhism, festival, folklore, folkloresque, folklorist, japan, japanese cinema, japanese folklore, japanese language, japanese mythology, japanese video games, japanese videogames, religious studies, ritual, shinto, shintoism, spiritual, spirituality, writing

We’re going to throw our beans, embrace this spring. Out, out with you Oni! Come, come good things. Oh, and get boosted. Seriously.
Book Announcement: Wild Lines and Poetic Travels: A Keijro Suga Reader

Jan 14, 2022

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Nicholas Andriani

in haiku, japan, japanese folklore, japanese language, japanese mythology, Poem, poet, Poetry, writing

Wild Lines and Poetic Travels: A Keijiro Suga Reader Edited by Doug Slaymaker This volume of essays and translations analyzes the prodigious and wide… Book Announcement: Wild Lines and Poetic Travels: A Keijro Suga Reader