Noh Drama and the Tale of the Genji The Art of Allusion in Fifteen Classical Plays

Name: Noh Drama and the Tale of the Genji The Art of Allusion in Fifteen Classical Plays
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ISBN: 9780691014760

ISBN-10: 0691014760

ISBN-13: 9780691014760

Edition: 1992

Authors: Janet Emily Goff

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The Japanese noh theater has enjoyed a rich, continuous history dating back to the Muromachi period (1336-1573), when virtually the entire repertoire was written. Some of the finest plays were inspired by the eleventh-century masterpiece of court literature, The Tale of Genji. In this detailed study of fifteen noh plays based upon the Genji, Janet Goff looks at how the novel was understood and appreciated by Muromachi audiences. A work steeped in the court poetry, or waka, tradition, the Genji in turn provided a source of inspiration and allusion for later poets, who produced a variety of handbooks and digests on the work as an aid in composing poetry. Drawing on such sources from the…

Book details

List price: $16.95
Copyright year: 1992
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 10/13/1991
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 314
Size: 9.50" wide x 6.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English