Traditional Japanese Theater: An Anthology of Plays (Translations from the Asian Classics Series) FROM THE PUBLISHER
Karen Brazell collects for the first time in one volume the most celebrated plays in all the important genres of traditional Japanese theater - nobﾽkyogen, kabuki, and puppet theater. Organized by genre, this illustrated book features authoritative introductions - on topics ranging from music and costuming to performers and audiences - followed by representative acts, scenes, and entire plays. Introductions describe each play's history and the source of its story, and each piece includes a list of characters, descriptions of stage actions and musical accompaniment, and notes on difficult passages.
SYNOPSIS
The first book of its kind: a collection of the most important genres of Japanese performance--noh, kyogen, kabuki, and puppet theater--in one comprehensive, authoritative volume.
FROM THE CRITICS
Richard Schechner
A strong, comprehensive, and enormously important publication.
Japan Times
The glory of Japanese traditional theater...is here re-created in book form as perfectly as it can be.
Drama Review
Promises to become a classic.
Jonah Salz
A compact introduction, rich variety of fine translations of representative plays, detailed stage directions, and extensive photographs make this an ideal teacher's tool...This is not only a fine anthology, but the only anthology of its kind.
Booknews
Presents 30 plays spanning 600 years, from the traditions of the noh, kyogen, puppet, and kabuki theaters. Three essays explain the elements of the various types of theater. Each play is accompanied by an introduction which explains the history and source of story of each work. Numerous photos are included to give the reader a sense of the look of performances. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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