The Routledge Guidebook to Nietzsche’s Thus Spoke Zarathustra (The Routledge Guides to the Great Books)

Politics & Social Sciences

Meyer, Matthew

Philosophy

Routledge

Did you know that Benjamin Franklin has Japanese descendants? What about that the only Quaker school in Japan was founded by Philadelphia's long-standing Quaker community? Or how about that the tiny locomotive that kicked off Japan's legendary railway developments was built here in Philadelphia? Phila-Nipponica is a bilingual (English &amp; Japanese) collection of essays detailing the many historical connections and unique relationships between Philadelphia and Japan starting with the first contacts between Japan and the US and continuing through to the present day. From the 1860 diplomatic mission to Benjamin Franklin's Japanese descendants, this book details over 150 years of exchange. This second edition of Phila-Nipponica features new cover art and over 20 new chapters, adding over 150 pages of new material.

Phila-Nipponica: An Historic Guide to Philadelphia & Japan (English and Japanese Edition)

History

Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia

Americas

From the mists of prehistory to the present day, Japan has always had stories of fantastic monsters. There are women with extra mouths in the backs of their heads, water goblins whose favorite food is inside the human anus, elephant-dragons which feed solely on bad dreams, baby zombies, talking foxes, fire-breathing chickens, animated blobs of rotten flesh that run about the streets at night, and of course the dreaded night parade of one hundred demons--when all of the yokai leave their homes and parade through the streets of Japan in one massive spectacle of utter pandemonium. What are yokai? Put simply, they are the supernatural creatures of Japanese folklore. The word literally means "bewitching" and "strange." It encompasses monsters, demons, gods, ghosts, magical animals, transformed humans, urban legends, and strange phenomena. It is a broad and vague term. Nothing exists in the English language that quite captures the essence of yokai. This field guide contains over 100 illustrated entries covering a wide variety of Japanese yokai. Each yokai is described in detail, including its habitat, diet, origin, and legends based on translations from centuries-old Japanese texts.

The Night Parade of One Hundred Demons: a Field Guide to Japanese Yokai

Comics & Graphic Novels

Manga

Matthew Meyer

Ancient legend tells of an encyclopedia called The Book of the Hakutaku, which was given to the emperor by a magical beast. This book contained information about all the spirits, gods, and demons in the universe. It was lost long ago, but parts of it were copied down. People have been collecting information about the spirit world in supernatural encyclopedias ever since. Throughout Japan's history, artists have gathered folklore from various sources and bundled them into illustrated, multi-volume encyclopedias. As demand grew, artists looked back into literature and history for inspiration. They copied monsters from ancient Chinese classics, reinterpreting them through a Japanese lens. They even invented new yōkai based on puns and reflecting contemporary societal issues. Today, the tradition of collecting and retelling yōkai stories remains strong. This bestiary contains over 100 illustrated entries covering a wide variety of Japanese monsters, ghosts, and spirits. Some of them are native to Japan, while others have been incorporated into Japanese folklore from foreign cultures. Each entry is described in detail, including its habitat, diet, origin, and legends based on translations from Japanese texts.

The Book of the Hakutaku: A Bestiary of Japanese Monsters (Yokai)

Arts & Photography

Throughout history, people have invented supernatural explanations for mysterious phenomena. Strange sounds heard deep in the woods, pebbles falling from the sky, even universal concepts like good and bad luck—all were the work of spirits. Things understood in the modern world, like thunder and lightning, mental illnesses, and infectious disease were equally blamed on demons, ghosts, monsters, and mischievous magical animals. In Japan, one species in particular was frequently blamed for peculiar occurrences: foxes.\nA fox's wedding is the Japanese term for when rain falls while the sun is shining. It is a sign that somewhere nearby, foxes are holding a wedding ceremony. The rain makes people stay indoors, and the foxes can celebrate their wedding unobserved by human eyes.\nThis compendium of Japan folklore contains over 100 illustrated entries covering ghosts, monsters, spirits, and of course foxes. There are horrific tales of murder ending in supernatural vengeance, adorable animals that you'll want to keep as pets, evil ghosts in search of victims, man-eating beasts, beast-eating men, demon priests, evil trees, haunted chickens, ghostly vegetables, vampires, babies, giants, and more. Each entry is described in detail, including its habitat, diet, origin, and legends based on translations from Japanese texts.

The Fox's Wedding: A Compendium of Japanese Folklore (Yokai)

Social Sciences

Between 1878 and 1882, Nietzsche published what he called 'the free spirit works': Human, All Too Human; Assorted Opinions and Maxims; The Wanderer and His Shadow; Daybreak; and The Gay Science. Often approached as a mere assemblage of loosely connected aphorisms, these works are here re-interpreted as a coherent narrative of the steps Nietzsche takes in educating himself toward freedom that executes a dialectic between scientific truth-seeking and artistic life-affirmation. Matthew Meyer's new reading of these works not only provides a more convincing explanation of their content but also makes better sense of the relationship between them and Nietzsche's larger oeuvre. His argument shows how these texts can and should be read as a unified project even while they present multiple, in some cases conflicting, images of the free spirit. The book will appeal to anyone who is interested in Nietzsche's philosophy and especially to those puzzled about how to understand the peculiarities of the free spirit works.

Nietzsche's Free Spirit Works

Cambridge University Press

Between 1878 and 1882, Nietzsche published what he called 'the free spirit works': Human, All Too Human; Assorted Opinions and Maxims; The Wanderer and His Shadow; Daybreak; and The Gay Science. Often approached as a mere assemblage of loosely connected aphorisms, these works are here re-interpreted as a coherent narrative of the steps Nietzsche takes in educating himself toward freedom that executes a dialectic between scientific truth-seeking and artistic life-affirmation. Matthew Meyer's new reading of these works not only provides a more convincing explanation of their content but also makes better sense of the relationship between them and Nietzsche's larger oeuvre. His argument shows how these texts can and should be read as a unified project even while they present multiple, in some cases conflicting, images of the free spirit. The book will appeal to anyone who is interested in Nietzsche's philosophy and especially to those puzzled about how to understand the peculiarities of the free spirit works.

Nietzsche's Free Spirit Works: A Dialectical Reading

A young boy tries to convince his parents to let him get a dog by making the impossible happen.

It Could Only Happen On February 31st

Children's Books

Animals

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Rami, the Llama overhears his little girl tell her momma that Rami is her Travel Llama. Rami does not know what it means to be a travel llama but hopes to discover its meaning during their family vacation to Southern Spain. Follow along as Rami discovers beautiful locations and attempts to learn what being a travel llama is all about. As Rami and his family travel, he provides simple travel tips for children and interesting facts about some of the locations. Rami's adventure does not end with the end of his families' vacation. Rami finds himself in a scary situation which in turn helps him to learn the true meaning of being a Travel Llama. This is the first in a series of travel books featuring Rami and a group of Travel Llamas.

Rami, the Travel Llama

Travel

Meyer, Layla

Meyer, Sofia

Europe

EARN, LLC

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