Romance of the Milky Way, and Other Studies & Stories

Lafcadio Hearn was a writer particularly gifted at translating a foreign aesthetic for a Western audience. Hearn''s writing is always lyrical and passionate, and in this collection of essays and tales-not all of which are on subjects Japanese, unlike his most popular works-we see also his most refined workmanship and most intellectual discourse. Whether an extrapolation on Goblin Poetry, a discuss...