Run, ​Melos! and Other Stories 1 csillagozás

Osamu Dazai: Run, Melos! and Other Stories

Published in 1940, „Run, Melos!” is a widely read classic in Japanese schools.

The story is a reworking of Friedrich Schiller's ballad Die Bürgschaft, which tells the story of Moerus and Selinuntius (who have lent their names to Dazai's characters as well), originally Damon and Pythias. Schiller's version is based on an ancient Greek legend recorded by the Roman author Gaius Julius Hyginus.

The most prominent theme of „Run, Melos!” is unwavering friendship. Despite facing hardships, the protagonist Melos does his best to save his friend's life, and in the end his efforts are rewarded.

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Kodansha, New York, 2001
230 oldal · ISBN: 4770022204 · Fordította: Ralph F. McCarthy

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