Kabuki : a mirror of Japan ; ten plays that offer a glimpse into evolving sensibilities / Matsui Kesako ; translated by David Crandall.
松井今朝子, author.
By: Matsui, Kesako [author.]
Language: English Original language: Japanese Series: Japan libraryPublisher: Tokyo : Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for culture, 2016Description: viii, 242 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour) ; 23 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9784916055583 (hardback)Other title: (英文版) 歌舞伎の中の日本 Other title: Ten plays that offer a glimpse into evolving sensibilities | (Eibun-ban) Kabuki no naka no Nihon [colophon title :]Uniform titles: 歌舞伎の中の日本. English Uniform titles: Kabuki no naka no Nihon. English Subject(s): Kabuki | Kabuki -- History and criticismLOC classification: PN2924.5.K3 | M29 2016| Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations |
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"Originally published in the Japanese language as 'Kabuki no Naka no Nihon' by NHK Publishing, Inc., in 2010" -- title verso.
Includes bibliographical references.
Shibaraku : A Hero in the Nick of Time -- Kuruwa Bunshō : Descendents of Hikaru Genji, the Shining Prince -- Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami : Plays of Substitute Sacrifice -- Yoshitsune Senbonzakura : Humans Seen Through Animal Fantasies -- Kanadehon Chūshingura : More Than Just a Tale of Feudal Loyalty -- Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami : The Birth of Chivalry -- Sanmon Gosan no Kiri : A Montage of Stage Effects -- Tsumoru Koi Yuki no Seki no To : A Sophisticated Fairy-Tale Dance -- Tōkaidō Yotsuya Kaidan : Queen of Japanese Horror -- Sannin Kichisa Kuruwa no Hatsugai : Bonnie and Clyde, Japanese Style.