The Traditional Theatre of Japan: Kyogen, Noh, Kabuki and Puppetry
Author:   John Wesley Harris
Publisher:   The Edwin Mellen Press Ltd
Edition:   illustrated edition
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9780773457980


Pages:   268
Publication Date:   May 2006
Format:   Hardback
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The Traditional Theatre of Japan: Kyogen, Noh, Kabuki and Puppetry


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Offers a survey of the main forms of traditional Japanese drama - Kyogen, Noh, Kabuki, and Puppetry.

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Author:   John Wesley Harris
Publisher:   The Edwin Mellen Press Ltd
Imprint:   Edwin Mellen Press Ltd
Edition:   illustrated edition
ISBN:  

9780773457980


ISBN 10:   0773457984
Pages:   268
Publication Date:   May 2006
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained
The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you.

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List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Preface by Marianne McDonald; Introduction: A Theatre of Conscious Art; 1. The Samurai Tradition - Bushido; 2. The Influence of Buddha and Confucius; 3. Kyogen - The Early Farces; 4. The Nature and History of the Noh Play; 5. Aesthetic Principles Underpinning the Noh; 6. The Noh in Action - The Description of a Goban; 7. The Early Puppet Theatres in Japan; 8. The Kabuki Stage; 9. The Acting and Scripting of Kabuki; 10. Kabuki in Action - A Description of Sukeroku; 11. The Success and Decline of the Puppets; 12. Bunraku in Action - The Secret of Sugawara's Calligraphy; Epilogue: The Relevance of a Symbolic Theatre; Bibliography; Index.

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