In literary history, "Ugetsu Monogatari" is considered to be an early yomihon like "The Tales of Nishiyama," written by Ayatari TAKEBE, between the periods of the Genroku and Kasei cultures or the Anei and Temmei cultural periods during which ukiyozoshi was becoming obsolete.
文学史上の位置づけとしては、『雨月物語』は建部綾足の『西山物語』などと同じ、元禄文化と化政文化の間、安永・天明文化期の、流行が浮世草子から転換しつつあった初期読本にあたる。