It is a leading gesaku (literary work of a playful, mocking, joking, silly or frivolous nature) during the Edo period like "Ugetsu Monogatari" (Tales of Moon and Rain) written by Akinari UEDA, and one of the classics of Japanese fantasy novels. 上田秋成の『雨月物語』などと並んで江戸時代の戯作文芸の代表作であり、日本の長編伝奇小説の古典の一つである。 |