Ancient Greek Legend in Modern Japanese Literature: “Run, Melos!” by Dazai Osamu
Dazai Osamu (1909-1948), a modern Japanese writer, wrote “Run, Melos!” in 1940. The short story is a rework of an Ancient Greek legend of Damon and Pythias from the 4th century B.C., which was introduced to Dazai through Schiller’s version of the legend, “The Hostage”. The legend, based on a true ev...
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| Language: | English |
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Znanstvena založba Filozofske fakultete Univerze v Ljubljani (Ljubljana University Press, Faculty of Arts)
2017-12-01
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| Series: | Acta Linguistica Asiatica |
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| Online Access: | https://revije.ff.uni-lj.si/ala/article/view/7586 |