Ugetsu Monogatari or Tales of Moonlight and Rain (Routledge Revivals): A Complete English Version of the Eighteenth-Century Japanese collection of Tales of the Supernatural - Routledge Revivals

Akinari, Ueda

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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.

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Book information

ISBN:	9780415619936
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Imprint:	Routledge
Pub date:	01 Aug 2011
DEWEY:	895.633
DEWEY edition:	22
Language:	English
Number of pages:	280
Weight:	362g
Height:	138mm
Width:	217mm
Spine width:	20mm