Meiji drama theory before Ibsen -- The rise of modern drama, 1909-1924. The boxwood comb / by Okada Yachiyo ; The ruby / by Izumi Kyōka ; Father returns / by Kikuchi Kan ; The valley deep / by Suzuki Senzaburō -- After the quake. The skeletons' dance / by Akita Ujaku ; Brief night / by Kubota Mantarō ; Two men at play with life / by Kishida Kunio ; Rain of ice / by Hasegawa Shigure ; Mama / by Tanaka Chikao
Summary
Following introductory essays on the development of Japanese drama between 1880 & 1939, this title offers translations of nine seminal one act plays by nine dramatists, including two women