Description |
1 online resource (viii, 235 pages) : illustrations |
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Translations from the Asian classics |
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Translations from the Asian classics.
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Contents |
Shiramine -- The chrysanthemum vow -- The reed-choked house -- The carp of my dreams -- The owl of the three jewels -- The kibitsu cauldron -- A serpent's lust -- The blue hood -- On poverty and wealth |
Summary |
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 |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-228) |
Notes |
Translated from the Japanese |
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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. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
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Subject |
Ueda, Akinari, 1734-1809 -- Translations into English
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Ueda, Akinari, 1734-1809 |
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Ueda, Akinari, 1734-1809. |
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18.87 Japanese language and literature.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- Asian -- General.
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Genre/Form |
Translations
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Fiction.
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Romans.
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Chambers, Anthony H. (Anthony Hood)
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ISBN |
9780231511247 |
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0231511248 |
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0231139128 |
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9780231139120 |
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