no Yasumaro Ō 
The Kojiki 
An Account of Ancient Matters

Japan’s oldest surviving narrative, the eighth-century
Kojiki, chronicles the mythical origins of its islands and their ruling dynasty through a diverse array of genealogies, tales, and songs that have helped to shape the modern nation’s views of its ancient past. Gustav Heldt’s engaging new translation of this revered classic aims to make the
Kojiki accessible to contemporary readers while staying true to the distinctively dramatic and evocative appeal of the original’s language. It conveys the rhythms that structure the
Kojiki’s animated style of storytelling and translates the names of its many people and places to clarify their significance within the narrative. An introduction, glossaries, maps, and bibliographies offer a wealth of additional information about Japan’s earliest extant record of its history, literature, and religion.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Preface
Book One
The First Generations of Spirits
Izanagi and Izanami
Amaterasu and Susa-no-o
Okuni-nushi
Hiko-ho-no-ninigi
Ho-deri and Hoho-demi
Book Two
Sovereign Jinmu
Sovereign Suisei
Sovereign Annei
Sovereign Itoku
Sovereign Kosho
Sovereign Koan
Sovereign Korei
Sovereign Kogen
Sovereign Kaika
Sovereign Sujin
Sovereign Suinin
Sovereign Keiko
Sovereign Seimu
Sovereign Chuai
Sovereign Ojin
Book Three
Sovereign Nintoku
Sovereign Richu
Sovereign Hanzei
Sovereign Ingyo
Sovereign Anko
Sovereign Yuryaku
Sovereign Seinei
Sovereign Kenzo
Sovereign Ninken
Sovereign Buretsu
Sovereign Keitai
Sovereign Ankan
Sovereign Senka
Sovereign Kinmei
Sovereign Bidatsu
Sovereign Yomei
Sovereign Sushun
Sovereign Suiko
Glossary of General Terms
Glossary of Personal Names
Glossary of Place Names
Map 1. Ancient Lands of Yamato Japan
Map 2. Central Yamato
Bibliography

Über den Autor

O no Yasumaro (d. 723) was a nobleman of the Japanese court whose O clan ruled over an area bearing the same name near the eighth-century capital of Nara.Gustav Heldt is an associate professor of Japanese literature at the University of Virginia and the author of The Pursuit of Harmony: Poetry and Power in Early Heian Japan.