| Ugetsu Monogatari or Tales of Moonlight and Rain (Routledge Revivals): A Complete English Version of the Eighteenth-Century Japanese collection of Tal Contributor(s): Akinari, Ueda (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415619939 ISBN-13: 9780415619936 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $65.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Etymology - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General - Reference |
| Dewey: 900 |
| Lexile Measure: 1350 |
| Physical Information: 0.62" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.75 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 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. |