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" Tales of moonlight and rain / "
Ueda Akinari ; a study and translation by Anthony H. Chambers.
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963701
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b718071
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| Uniform Title
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Ugetsu monogatari.English
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| Main Entry
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Ueda, Akinari,1734-1809.
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Tales of moonlight and rain /\ Ueda Akinari ; a study and translation by Anthony H. Chambers.
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New York :: Columbia University Press,, ©2007.
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Translations from the Asian classics
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1 online resource (viii, 235 pages) :: illustrations
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0231139128
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0231139128
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0231139136
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9780231139120
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9780231139137
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-228).
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| Contents
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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.
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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.
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Ueda, Akinari,1734-1809
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Ueda, Akinari,1734-1809.
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LITERARY CRITICISM-- Asian-- General.
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| Dewey Classification
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895.6/33
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PL794.8.U3413 2007eb
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Chambers, Anthony H., (Anthony Hood)
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