Lightning (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Santō Kyōden
- First Published: 1806
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Family
- Time of Work: Fifteenth century
- Setting: Japan
- Genres: Long fiction, Family literature
- Subjects: Love or romance, Murder or homicide, Ghosts or apparitions, Revenge, Fifteenth century, Soldiers, Japan or Japanese people, Middle Ages, Feudalism
- Locales: Japan
Characters Discussed
Sasaki Katsura, a young man, the elder son of a feudal lord and his late first wife. After a period of dissipation, Katsura, with the help of loyal friends and retainers, successfully foils a plot to prevent him from being named as his father’s heir.
Sasaki Sadakuni, Katsura’s father, a feudal lord of Yamato Province. For a time, he is deceived by the plot against Katsura. When the plot is revealed, however, he forgives Katsura and makes him his heir.
Kumode no Kata (Lady Spider), the present wife of Sadakuni and a plotter against Katsura....
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