Ihara Saikaku's Budō denraiki (translation and article)

[David Gundry]

Dear PMJS readers,

Glynne Walley's announcement regarding his translation of Hakkenden has inspired me to let you all know that I am working on a translation of Ihara Saikaku's collection of samurai vendetta tales, Budō denraiki.

If you are interested in this text you might check out my article "Samurai Lovers, 'Samurai Beasts': Warriors and Commoners in Ihara Saikaku's Way of the Warrior Tales" in the current issue of Japanese Studies. The article is accessible through this link to those whose institutions have one of the pertinent subscriptions:

http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10371397.2015.1067135

Best regards,

David Gundry

UC Davis