Tales of moonlight and rain /:

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....

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1. Verfasser: Ueda, Akinari, 1734-1809
Weitere Verfasser: Chambers, Anthony H. (Anthony Hood)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Japanese
Veröffentlicht: New York : Columbia University Press, ©2007.
Schriftenreihe:Translations from the Asian classics.
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Zusammenfassung: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
Beschreibung:1 online resource (viii, 235 pages) : illustrations
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-228).
ISBN:9780231511247
0231511248
0231139128
9780231139120

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