Twentieth century, he stressed the importance of the author'sĮmotion, as opposed to knowledge or minute analyses consequently, he While his literaryĬontemporaries were enthusiastic about Western Naturalism in the early Kyoka is also well known to regardĮmotionality as important in writing literature. Novelists, praised the 'Kyoka world' as 'purely Junichiro Tanizaki, one of the most prominent twentieth-century Strong influence of Japanese classical literature such as noh plays isĬlearly shown and Japanese folkloric materials are often used in his To here by his pseudonym, according to the convention of JapaneseĬritical society-is highly reputed for his skillful use of traditional Starting his literary career with Ozaki's support. He was born in Kanazawa, Ishikawa prefecture, and moved to Tokyo,īecoming a disciple of Koyo Ozaki, a contemporary literary giant, and

KYOKA IZUMI (1873-1939) IS A JAPANESE NOVELIST AND DRAMATIST FROM APA style: Writing the Fantastic in the Twilight Zone: Kyoka Izumi's Analysis of Supernatural Discourses and Tzvetan Todorov's Theory of the Fantastic.Writing the Fantastic in the Twilight Zone: Kyoka Izumi's Analysis of Supernatural Discourses and Tzvetan Todorov's Theory of the Fantastic.' Retrieved from 2019 The International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts 06 May. MLA style: 'Writing the Fantastic in the Twilight Zone: Kyoka Izumi's Analysis of Supernatural Discourses and Tzvetan Todorov's Theory of the Fantastic.' The Free Library.The extensive notes that follow the translation serve as an intelligent guide for the reader, supplying details about each of the stories and how they fit into the pattern of mythic development that allowed Kyoka to deal with his fears in a way that sustained his life and, as Mishima Yukio put it, pushed the Japanese language to its highest potential. In the way of introduction, Inouye presents a clear analysis of Kyoka's problematic stature as a 'great gothic writer' and emphasizes the importance of Kyoka's work to the present reevaluation of literary history in general and modern Japanese literature in particular. They are drawn from four stages of the author's development, from the 'conceptual novels' of 1895 to the fragmented romanticism of his mature work. The four stories presented here are among Kyoka's best-known works. Gothic Tales makes available for the first time a collection of stories by this highly influential writer, whose decadent romanticism led him to envision an idiosyncratic world-a fictive purgatory -precious and bizarre though always genuine despite its melodramatic formality.

Resisting the various forms of realism popular during the Meiji 'enlightenment,' Izumi Kyoka (1873-1939) was among the most popular writers who continued to work in the old-fashioned genres of fantasy, mystery, and romance.

Japanese Gothic Tales by Kyōka Izumi