@article{oai:nichibun.repo.nii.ac.jp:00000212, author = {EXLEY, Charles}, journal = {Nichibunken Japan review : Journal of the International Research Center for Japanese Studies}, month = {Jan}, note = {Satō Haruo, a prominent writer of the prewar period known for introspective fantasy in such Taishō classics as Den’en no yūutsu, experimented often at this time with the Western literature popular in his day as a tool to make sense of twentieth century Japan. In the 1919 short story “Aojiroi netsujō,” he demonstrates his close engagement with the work of Edgar Allan Poe. The close reading of the story off ered here helps to connect Satō to several of the popular literary currents of that period. Satō’s characters recite “Annabel Lee” in English, they act out Poe’s poem, and Satō himself recreates Poe’s mood and writing style. This act of commemoration also suggests the range and manner of Satō’s appropriation of this most infl uential American writer.}, pages = {125--135}, title = {The Crypt in the City : Satō Haruo’s Monument to E. A. Poe}, volume = {22}, year = {2010} }