Literature Help: Rashomon & Other Stories

The stories in this collection were published in 1915. The stories have been taken from the “Anthology of Tales from the Past.”

Some of the stories in this collection are the most acclaimed short stories by Ryunosuke Akutagawa. The stories could not be published during his lifetime. The story “Rashomon” was published when the author was still an undergraduate student at Tokyo Imperial University.

Literature Help: Rashomon & Other Stories
Copyright
Chapter One: Introduction
Chapter Two: Plot Overview
Chapter Three: Major Characters
Chapter Four: Complete Summary
"In a Grove"
"Rashomon"
"Yam Gruel"
“The Martyr”
"Kesa and Morito"
"The Dragon"
Chapter Five: Critical Analysis