The Comic Storytelling of Western Japan: Satire and Social Mobility in Kamigata Rakugo

Author:   M. W. Shores (University of Sydney)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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9781108926676


Pages:   279
Publication Date:   21 December 2023
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   M. W. Shores (University of Sydney)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.409kg
ISBN:  

9781108926676


ISBN 10:   1108926673
Pages:   279
Publication Date:   21 December 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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'Shores includes five translations of full rakugo classics from the Kamigata repertoire, providing many performance details and giving readers a better idea of what this lively, raucous art form might be like to experience live … Recommended.' C. Lanki, Choice Connect 'The positioning of rakugo as a subject for mainstream academic attention has been a long time coming. This book sets it in the firmament as a discipline worthy of such treatment. The Comic Storytelling of Western Japan lends itself to use by anyone needing an approachable resource to draw from in studying - or preparing a course on - Japanese humour or social history.' Ian McArthur, Japan Forum '… a rich account of a particularly interesting element of Japanese entertainment … recommended not only for rakugo researchers and enthusiasts but also for Japanese studies researchers with an interest in the history of entertainment in Japan.' Simon Regin Paxton, JSTOR 'The Comic Storytelling of Western Japan is a triumph … the book is a highly readable and often entertaining declaration of love for the wonders of the performing arts and the Kansai region. It whets the appetite and makes Kamigata rakugo more accessible for readers interested in Japanese performance, literature, and comedy. The performers of Kamigata rakugo should get ready for the new and well-deserved interest generated by this book.' Till Weingärtner, Journal of Japanese Studies


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M. W. Shores is a Lecturer of Japanese at The University of Sydney, and has been a Fellow of Peterhouse at the University of Cambridge. Shores has spent over a decade in Japan for research and apprenticeships with two of Kamigata rakugo's respected practitioners, Katsura Bunshi V and Hayashiya Somemaru IV.

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