“TALES OF THE FLOATING WORLD- THE UKIYO MONOGATARI oF ASAI RYOI A Thesis Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Arts by Daniel Lewis Barber, B.A. The Ohio State University 1984 Copyright ©) 1984 by Daniel Lewis Barber Department of East All rights reserved. Asian Languages and Literaturesit TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction .....+ a II, Biographical Note on Asai RYO --+eeeeeee sere sere eel IIT, Ukiyo monogatari: Translated and Annotated .....+++.22 Introductory Note..sssseseeseeeeeeceeseeeeeeeeeeeee23 Tales of the Floating World Book One . I. The Meaning of Ukiyo II. Ukiyobd's Childhood . IIT. Gambling . IV. An Opinion Concerning Gambling . Courtesans VI. Opinions on an Obsession with Courtesans ..33 VIT. How he Became a Foot Soldier VIII. The Splendid Horse That Was Useless . IX. How He Had a Falling-out and Became a Masterless Samurai .....+.seesee05 Ukiyobd's Travels in the Capital .. Notes .. Book Two «. se eee eee 55 I. Pigeon Advisors .. II, How He Gave the Wrong Medicine .III. Ww. vw Ww vir. VIII. Ix. Il. III. Iv. vw Iv. vit. vit. iit Down to Osaka, and the Story of the Carpenter's Instructions . 58 The High Cost of Rice and the Rice Weevil .62 The Visit to Tennd-ji Temple, and the Man Who Choked on Pepper .. +65 The Trip to Sumiyoshi and Shell Gathering at the Border . The Fox of Shinoda, and How Ukiyobé Was Bewitched by a Fox .... How He Choked on a Rice Cake and Did Not Pay se... Repentance .. The Habits of People .. Notes .. How Ukiyobé Was Questioned about His Faith 88 ‘The Samurai's Opinions on Right and Wrong .88 How a Chant Was Forgotten, and How One Must Not Neglect the Samurai Code ‘On Warnings Concerning the Tea Ceremony ...92 The Dandies . On Thieves .....seeee see eeeeee95 How Wild Geese and Ducks Caused Trouble by Eating Rice ..... 20000098. On Being Mistaken in Everything ..........100