"The Dream of a Summer Day" is an essay by Lafcadio Hearn that reminisced on his childhood, and which also incorporated a retelling of the Japanese folktale of Urashima Tarō. It was the first piece in the collection Out of the East (1895).
"The Dream of a Summer Day" was first printed in the 28 July 1894 issue of The Japan Weekly Mail, and republished in the collection Out of the East (1895).[1][2]
Urashima and Irish legendedit
Commentators have noted a parallel between the underlying Japanese fairy tale of Urashima Tarō and the Irish legend around Oisín and the fairy princess of the sea,[a][4] and Hearn might have recalled this legend in writing the piece, even though he does not explicitly state this.[5]
Hearn himself considered the Urashima to be similar to Washington Irving's "The Adelantado of the Seven Cities" which deals with a search for St. Brendan's fabled isle, more so than to "Rip van Winkle".[6]
Hearn's biographer Paul Murray has identified it as an "enchanted memory" of his beloved aunt, Catherine Frances Elwood, the elder sister of his Irish father,[7] even though other commentators have assumed it was about his parting with his Greek mother, née Rosa Antonia Cassimati.[b][10][11]
Hearn and the Manyo poem of Urashimaedit
Although most commentators stress Hearn's identification with the Urashima figure, Hearn may have also empathized with the ancient poet of the Man'yōshū who recounted the even older legend of Urashima.[12] For Hearn's essay begins in the same way: he starts by describing the scenery of Misumi, Kumamoto where he was then staying, and drifts into the tale of Urashima; likewise, the ancient poet opens by describing the scenery of Suminoe (Suminoe-ku, Osaka), then launches into his musings about the Urashima legend.[13][14] Hearn's Misumi was not anywhere near the spot of the legend, however, he happened to be staying at an inn named "Urashima-ya".[15] The identity of the ancient poet was unknown to Hearn, but scholars have determined the author of this poem have been Takahashi no Mushimaro.[16]
Explanatory notesedit
^And the Dragon Palace (Ryūgū in Japanese) parallels the Irish legendary Land of Youth (Tír na nÓg).[3]
^Rosa Antonia Cassimati on authority of Murray.[8] Kawamura's paper refers to her as "Rosa Cerigote".[9]
Referencesedit
Citations
^Hearn (1895), pp. 1–27 (in: Out of the East: Reveries and Studies in New Japan)
^Hearn, Lafcadio (28 July 1894). "The Dream of a Summer Day". The Japan Weekly Mail.
Hagiwara, Junko (1995), "Lafcadio Hearn and 'Urashima'", Proceedings of the XIIIth Congress of the International Comparative Literature Association, pp. 375–382
Hearn, Lafcadio (1895). Out of the East: Reveries and Studies in New Japan. Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin. pp. 1–27.
Kawamura, Kinichi Edward (1934). Lafcadio Hearn's life and his interpretation of Japan and the Japanese people (M.A.). Boston University. hdl:2144/9167.
Murray, Paul (1993), A Fantastic Journey: The Life and Literature of Lafcadio Hearn, RoutledgeCurzon, ISBN1873410239
Murray, Paul (11 Nov 1995), "Lafcadio Hearn and Irish Tradition", Lecture at the meeting of the Yeats Society, Matsue, Japan
Murray, Paul (1998) [1995], "Lafcadio Hearn and Irish Tradition", That other world: the supernatural and the fantastic in Irish literature and its contexts, vol. 2, C. Smythe, p. 238254, ISBN0861404181 (reprint)
Williamson, Rodger S.; Sameshima, Chiaki (2012), "The Creation of Japanese and Irish Traditions by Lafcadio Hearn and WB Yeats", Faculty of Foreign Languages Kita-Kyushu University bulletin (北九州市立大学外国語学部紀要), 132: 85–87 (67–99)
Williamson, Rodger S. (2015), "The Longing and Belonging of Lafcadio Hearn" (PDF), Lafcadio Hearn & Japan, Dublin City University, pp. 15–16 (extract)
Makino, Yoko (2011), "Unasaka no fūkei:Hān to Chenbaren sorezore no Urashima densetsu (2)" 海界の風景〜ハーンとチェンバレンそれぞれの浦島伝説〜（二） ["Past the bounds of Ocean" : The Legend of Urashima as told by L. Hearn and B. S. Chamberlain (2)] (PDF), Seijo University economic papers (in Japanese), 191: 138–116
Satomi, Shigemi (2001), "Hān no Urashima densetsu ni taisuru ninshiki :washinton āvingu no sakuhin wo kijiku ni" ハーンの浦島伝説に対する認識―ワシントン.アーヴィングの作品を基軸に― [Hearn's conception of Urashima Legend: with Washington Irving's works as base], Hikaku bungaku, the Journal of Comparative Literature of JCLA (in Japanese), 44: 99–111
This article on a 2000s play is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
dream, summer, essay, lafcadio, hearn, that, reminisced, childhood, which, also, incorporated, retelling, japanese, folktale, urashima, tarō, first, piece, collection, east, 1895, contents, essay, urashima, irish, legend, hearn, manyo, poem, urashima, explanat. The Dream of a Summer Day is an essay by Lafcadio Hearn that reminisced on his childhood and which also incorporated a retelling of the Japanese folktale of Urashima Tarō It was the first piece in the collection Out of the East 1895 Contents 1 Essay 1 1 Urashima and Irish legend 1 2 Hearn and the Manyo poem of Urashima 2 Explanatory notes 3 ReferencesEssay edit The Dream of a Summer Day was first printed in the 28 July 1894 issue of The Japan Weekly Mail and republished in the collection Out of the East 1895 1 2 Urashima and Irish legend edit Commentators have noted a parallel between the underlying Japanese fairy tale of Urashima Tarō and the Irish legend around Oisin and the fairy princess of the sea a 4 and Hearn might have recalled this legend in writing the piece even though he does not explicitly state this 5 Hearn himself considered the Urashima to be similar to Washington Irving s The Adelantado of the Seven Cities which deals with a search for St Brendan s fabled isle more so than to Rip van Winkle 6 Hearn s biographer Paul Murray has identified it as an enchanted memory of his beloved aunt Catherine Frances Elwood the elder sister of his Irish father 7 even though other commentators have assumed it was about his parting with his Greek mother nee Rosa Antonia Cassimati b 10 11 Hearn and the Manyo poem of Urashima edit Although most commentators stress Hearn s identification with the Urashima figure Hearn may have also empathized with the ancient poet of the Man yōshu who recounted the even older legend of Urashima 12 For Hearn s essay begins in the same way he starts by describing the scenery of Misumi Kumamoto where he was then staying and drifts into the tale of Urashima likewise the ancient poet opens by describing the scenery of Suminoe Suminoe ku Osaka then launches into his musings about the Urashima legend 13 14 Hearn s Misumi was not anywhere near the spot of the legend however he happened to be staying at an inn named Urashima ya 15 The identity of the ancient poet was unknown to Hearn but scholars have determined the author of this poem have been Takahashi no Mushimaro 16 Explanatory notes edit And the Dragon Palace Ryugu in Japanese parallels the Irish legendary Land of Youth Tir na nog 3 Rosa Antonia Cassimati on authority of Murray 8 Kawamura s paper refers to her as Rosa Cerigote 9 References editCitations Hearn 1895 pp 1 27 in Out of the East Reveries and Studies in New Japan Hearn Lafcadio 28 July 1894 The Dream of a Summer Day The Japan Weekly Mail Murray 1993 p 167 Murray 1995 Murray 1998 p 250 cite in Williamson amp Sameshima 2012 p 86 Williamson amp Sameshima 2012 p 86 Satomi 2001 pp 103 105 Murray 1993 pp 167 244 Murray 1993 p 211 Kawamura 1934 p 13 Kawamura 1934 p 11 Williamson amp Sameshima 2012 p 86 and Williamson 2015 p 16 Makino 2011 pp 126 125 Makino 2011 pp 127 126 Chamberlain Basil Hall 1887 A The Language Mythology and Geographical Nomenclature of Japan Imperial University pp 20 22 Hagiwara 1995 p 375 Makino 2011 p 125 Bibliography Hagiwara Junko 1995 Lafcadio Hearn and Urashima Proceedings of the XIIIth Congress of the International Comparative Literature Association pp 375 382 Hearn Lafcadio 1895 Out of the East Reveries and Studies in New Japan Boston and New York Houghton Mifflin pp 1 27 Kawamura Kinichi Edward 1934 Lafcadio Hearn s life and his interpretation of Japan and the Japanese people M A Boston University hdl 2144 9167 Murray Paul 1993 A Fantastic Journey The Life and Literature of Lafcadio Hearn RoutledgeCurzon ISBN 1873410239 Murray Paul 11 Nov 1995 Lafcadio Hearn and Irish Tradition Lecture at the meeting of the Yeats Society Matsue Japan Murray Paul 1998 1995 Lafcadio Hearn and Irish Tradition That other world the supernatural and the fantastic in Irish literature and its contexts vol 2 C Smythe p 238254 ISBN 0861404181 reprint Williamson Rodger S Sameshima Chiaki 2012 The Creation of Japanese and Irish Traditions by Lafcadio Hearn and WB Yeats Faculty of Foreign Languages Kita Kyushu University bulletin 北九州市立大学外国語学部紀要 132 85 87 67 99 Williamson Rodger S 2015 The Longing and Belonging of Lafcadio Hearn PDF Lafcadio Hearn amp Japan Dublin City University pp 15 16 extract Makino Yoko 2011 Unasaka no fukei Han to Chenbaren sorezore no Urashima densetsu 2 海界の風景 ハーンとチェンバレンそれぞれの浦島伝説 二 Past the bounds of Ocean The Legend of Urashima as told by L Hearn and B S Chamberlain 2 PDF Seijo University economic papers in Japanese 191 138 116 Satomi Shigemi 2001 Han no Urashima densetsu ni taisuru ninshiki washinton avingu no sakuhin wo kijiku ni ハーンの浦島伝説に対する認識 ワシントン アーヴィングの作品を基軸に Hearn s conception of Urashima Legend with Washington Irving s works as base Hikaku bungaku the Journal of Comparative Literature of JCLA in Japanese 44 99 111 nbsp This article on a 2000s play is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Dream of a Summer Day amp oldid 1198688487, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
