Moonflower Passion - Gekkayojo

Japanese: 月花余情 - げっかよじょう

A humorous story. One volume. Written by the owner of Kenshokaku. Published in 1746 (Enkyo 3). First, he described the scene of the pleasure quarters of Shimanouchi, Osaka, in the Chinese-style humorous story "Kangnan Giyukki," and then in the "Yenkihen," he describes in a conversational style the scene of a traveler, Kajō, coming to a teahouse and inviting a familiar prostitute to play in the room, capturing delicate emotions. It is also of great historical significance as a work that shows the way in which a casual, conversational style of writing began to take hold as a method of expression in humorous stories that originated as a pastime for intellectuals. [Mizuno Minoru]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

洒落本。1冊。献笑閣主人作。1746年(延享3)刊。初めに漢文体戯文〈江南妓邑記〉で大坂島之内の遊里の情景を叙述し，ついで〈燕喜篇〉に遊客花情が茶屋に来，なじみの遊女を招いて遊ぶ座敷のさまを，会話文体を主として描き，繊細な感情をも写しとっている。知識人のなぐさみに発した洒落本に，表現方法として俗にくだけた会話文体が定着しようとする様相を示す作品として，史的意義も大きい。【水野稔】

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