Traditional Japanese Theater An Anthology of Plays

Name: Traditional Japanese Theater An Anthology of Plays
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ISBN: 9780231108737

ISBN-10: 0231108737

ISBN-13: 9780231108737

Edition: 1998

Authors: Karen Brazell, James T. Araki

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This is a collection of the most important genres of Japanese performance -- noh, kyogen, kabuki, and bamrili puppet theater -- in one comprehensive, authoritative volume. Organized by genre, each section features a rich selection of representative plays and explorations into each theatrical style and is prefaced by an illustrative essay covering a wide range of subjects, from stage direction to musical accompaniment. With classic and new translations of more than thirty plays and scenes -- along with Brazell's detailed, historically rich supplementary material and copious illustrations -- no better anthology exists for students of this most fascinating and diverse dramatic tradition.

Book details

List price: $45.00
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 4/27/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 464
Size: 0.70" wide x 0.99" long x 0.12" tall
Weight: 2.2
Language: English

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 Performanceand the three-volume Dance in the No Theater.




An Introduction to Traditional Japanese Theater Japanese Theater


A Living Tradition Historical Perspectives General Characteristics


The Stages Four Figures of the Thunder God


The Major Genres Noh



Thunderbolt Kabuki: "Saint Narukami Scene"



"Mount Tenpai" and "Tumult in the Palace"



The Noh and Kyogen Theaters Elements of Performance Noh Plays Atsumori



Plays Two Daimyo Delicious Poison Mushrooms


The Snail Sickly Stomach Kanoaka Cicada Other Traditions



Kowaka verison of Atsumori



The Puppet and Kabuki Theaters Elements of Performance Plays from the Bunraku Puppet Theater


"The Beach at Hirado" and "The Bamboo Forest of a Thousand Languages"



"Travel Scene"



"Farmhouse Scene" from Chushingura


The Awaji Puppet Tradition Sambaso


The Miracle of the Tsubosaka Kannon Plays from the Kabuki Theater


"Shunkan: The Devil Island Scene" Chikamatsu "Suma Bay"



Ghost Stories, Act Three "The Hamamatsuya Scene"