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. 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 vengeful ghost of the former emperor Sutoku reassumes the role of king; in The Chrysanth…
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Weitere Autoren: Chambers, Anthony (Übers.)
- ISBN: 978-0-231-13912-0
- EAN: 9780231139120
- Produktnummer: 2402093
- Verlag: Columbia University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2006
- Seitenangabe: 248 S.
- Masse: H13.8 cm x B21.0 cm x D2.1 cm 360 g
- Gewicht: 360
- Sonstiges: Professional & Vocational
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Ueda Akinari and Edited and Translated by Anthony Chambers
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