Author:William George Aston
William George Aston
Works
[edit]Books
[edit]- A Grammar of the Japanese Spoken Language (1888, 4th ed.) (transcription project)
- A History of Japanese Literature (1899)
- Shinto: The Way of the Gods (1905)
Translations
[edit]- Nihongi (as translator, 1896)
- In Praise of Japan (No. 2 from Man'yōshū, the poem is attributed to Emperor Jomei)
From Arakida Moritake
From Nishiyama Sōin
From Matsuo Basho
- A cloud of flowers
- Ah! the waving lespedeza
- An ancient pond
- I come weary
- Of Miidera
- On a whithered branch
- The cry of the cicada
- 'Tis the first snow
Works about Aston
[edit]- "Aston, William George," in The New International Encyclopædia, New York: Dodd, Mead and Co. (1905)
- "Aston, William George," in Dictionary of National Biography, 1912 supplement, London: Smith, Elder, & Co. (1912) in 3 vols.
Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, 1929, and are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.
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