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Traditional Japanese Theater: An Anthology of Plays »
Authors: Karen Brazell (Editor), James T. Araki
ISBN-13: 9780231108720, ISBN-10: 0231108729
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Date Published: March 1998
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Author Biography: Karen Brazell
Karen Brazell is a professor in the department of East Asian Studies at Cornell University and is the winner of the National Book Award for her translation of The Confessions of Lady Nijo. She is also editor of Twelve Plays of the No and Kyogen Theaters, and coauthor, with Monica Bethe, of No as Performance and the three-volume Dance in the No Theater.
Book Synopsis
The first book of its kind: a collection of the most important genres of Japanese performance—noh, kyogen, kabuki, and puppet theater—in one comprehensive, authoritative volume.
Drama Review
Promises to become a classic.
Table of Contents
| Preface | ||
| Pt. 1 | An Introduction to Traditional Japanese Theater | |
| Japanese Theater: A Living Tradition | 3 | |
| Kamo | 44 | |
| Thunderbolt (Kaminari) | 61 | |
| Saint Narukami | 68 | |
| Mount Tempai and Tumult in the Palace | 95 | |
| Pt. 2 | The Noh and Kyogen Theaters | |
| Elements of Performance | 115 | |
| Atsumori | 126 | |
| Izutsu | 143 | |
| Miidera | 158 | |
| Shunkan | 179 | |
| Dojoji | 193 | |
| Yamamba | 207 | |
| Two Daimyo (Futari daimyo) | 226 | |
| The Delicious Poison (Busu) | 235 | |
| Mushrooms (Kusabira) | 245 | |
| The Snail (Kagyu) | 255 | |
| The "Sickley" Stomach (Kamabara) | 267 | |
| Kanaoka | 276 | |
| The Cicada (Semi) | 284 | |
| Other Performance Traditions | 292 | |
| Atsumori | 295 | |
| Pt. 3 | The Puppet and Kabuki Theaters | |
| Elements of Performance | 303 | |
| The Battles of Coxinga | 314 | |
| The Love Suicides at Amijima (Shinju Ten no Amijima) | 333 | |
| The First Note of Spring | 364 | |
| At the Farmhouse | 376 | |
| The Awaji Tradition | 393 | |
| The Song of Sambaso (Sambaso jiutai) | 398 | |
| The Miracle of the Tsubosaka Kannon | 408 | |
| Shunkan on Devil Island | 418 | |
| Suma Bay | 442 | |
| Yotsuya Ghost Stories | 456 | |
| The Hamamatsu-ya Scene | 484 | |
| A Maiden at Dojoji (Musume Dojoji) | 506 | |
| Glossary of Theatrical Terminology and Index to Illustrations | 525 | |
| Bibliography | 551 |
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