Overview
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.
- | Author: Karen Brazell
- | Publisher: Columbia University Press
- | Publication Date: Apr 01, 1998
- | Number of Pages: 464 pages
- | Binding: Hardback or Cased Book
- | ISBN-10: 0231108729
- | ISBN-13: 9780231108720
