ENGLISHJAPANESE

Tales of moonlight and rain

By Ueda , Akinari; Chambers , Anthony Hood; Ueda , Akinari

Book information

Publisher
Columbia University Press
Year
2007
ISBN
978-0-231-51124-7, 0-231-51124-8, 0-231-13912-8, 978-0-231-13912-0
Language
englishjapanese
Format
EPUB
Filesize
21 MB (21970772 bytes)
Series
Translations from the Asian classics
Pages
235\0
Time added
2015-12-23 22:00:00
-- 1734-1809 -- Translations into English. LITERAR-- 1734-1809. Electronic books.AkinariUeda

Description

First published in 1776, the nine gothic tales in this collection are Japan's finest and most celebrated examples of the literature of the occult. They subtly merge the world of reason with the realm of the uncanny and exemplify the period's fascination with the strange and the grotesque. They were also the inspiration for Mizoguchi Kenji's brilliant 1953 film Ugetsu. The title Ugetsu monogatari (literally ""rain-moon tales"") alludes to the belief that mysterious beings appear on cloudy, rainy nights and in mornings with a lingering moon. In ""Shiramine, "" the ve. Read more... Abstract: Contains nine gothic tales that are Japan's celebrated examples of the literature of the occult. They subtly merge the world of reason with the realm of the uncanny and exemplify the period's fascination with the strange and the grotesque. They were also the inspiration for Mizoguchi Kenji's brilliant 1953 film "Ugetsu". Read more...

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