An edition of 雨月物語 (1903)

Ugetsu monogatari

tales of moonlight and rain : a complete English version of the eighteenth-century Japanese collection of tales of the supernatural

By 上田秋成,Ueda Akinari

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Publish Date

1974

Publisher

University of British Columbia Press

Language

eng

Pages

232

Description:

巷に跋扈する異界の者たちを呼び寄せる深い闇の世界を、卓抜した筆致で描ききった短篇怪異小説集。秋成壮年の傑作。崇徳院が眠る白峯の御陵を訪ねた西行の前に現れたのは Based on the first woodblock edition of 1776 with illustrations and an introduction for Western readers. Translated and edited by Leon M. Zolbrod *Ugetsu Monogatari*, or *Tales of Moonlight and Rain* numbers among the best-loved Japanese classics. These nine illustrated tales of the supernatural from eighteenth-century Osaka combine popular appeal with a high literary standard. The author, Ueda Akinari, expressed his complex views on human life and society in simple yet poetic language. Akinari questioned the prevailing moral values and standards of his age whilst entertaining his readers with mystery and other-worldly occurrences.