Description |
1 online resource (321 pages) |
Contents |
Foreword; Introduction; Noh Plays; Tadanori; Kakitsubata; Iwabune; Tamura; Tomoe; Hatsu-Yuki or Virgin-Snow; Oyashiro or the Great Shrine; Ko-Kaji; Murozumi; The Shojo and the Big Jar; Kamo No Chomei; Dojoji; Kyogen or Comic Interludes; The Bag of Leave-Taking; Ebisu and Daikoku; The Second-Class Master-Blindman and the Monkey; The Stone God; Hana-Ko; The Six Shavelings; Asahina; The Persimmon-Seller; Pins and Needles; The Stag Hunter; The Theif and the Child; The Fowler; The Priest's Staff; Under the Hat; The Ointment Vendor; Raku-Ami; The Acolyte's Water-Drawing; The Cuttle-Fish |
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DontaroThe Liquor-Pipe; The Gargoyle; Tsu-En; The Buddha-Maker; Akutaro; Kabuki; The Shower SHower; The Potter Kakiemon; The Village of Drum-Makers; Raizan |
Summary |
Nothing reflects the beauty of life as much as Japanese theater. It is here that reality is held suspended and emptiness can fill the mind through words, music, dance, and mysticism. A.L. Sadler translates the mysteries of Noh, Kyogen, and Kabuki in his groundbreaking book, Japanese Plays. A seminal classic, it provides a cross section of Japanese theater that gives the reader a sampler of its beauty and power |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Buddhism -- Drama
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Japanese drama -- Translations into English
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Yoâ„—kyoku
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Literature.
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Literature, Modern.
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Literature, Modern
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Buddhism
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Japanese drama
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Literature
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Genre/Form |
Drama
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Translations
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Atkins, Paul
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ISBN |
9781462900527 |
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1462900526 |
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1283262266 |
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9781283262262 |
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