Author: Arthur WaleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English drama
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
The Nō Plays of Japan
Author: Arthur WaleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English drama
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
The No Plays of Japan
Author: Arthur WaleyPublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486401560
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Unique introduction to classic Japanese drama provides explanations of the No stage, costumes, duties of actors, and more. Features 19 plays, 15 summaries, including Ukai (The Cormorant-Fisher), Hatsuyuki (Early Snow), more.
The Nō Plays of Japan
Author: Arthur WaleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English drama
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Japanese Plays
Author: A.L. SadlerPublisher: Tuttle Classics
ISBN:
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Classic Noh, Kyogen and Kabuki Works 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 with 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 in its time, it provides a cross-section of Japanese theater that gives the reader a sampler of its beauty and power. The power of Noh is in its ability to create an iconic world that represents the attributes that the Japanese hold in highest esteem: family, patriotism, and honor. Kyogen plays provide comic relief often times performed between the serious and stoic Noh plays. Similarly, Sadler's translated Kyogen pieces are layered between the Noh and the Kabuki plays. The Kabuki plays were the theater of the common people of Japan. The course of time has given them the patina of folk art making them precious cultural relics of Japan. Sadler selected these pieces for translation because of their lighter subject matter and relatively upbeat endings—ideal for a western readership. More linear in their telling and pedestrian in the lessons learned these plays show the difficulties of being in love when a society is bent on conformity and paternal rule. The end result found in Japanese Plays is a wonderful selection of classic Japanese dramatic literature sure to enlighten and delight.
A hundred and seventy Chinese poems ...
Author: Arthur WaleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chinese poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
The Nō Plays of Japan
Author: Arthur WaleyPublisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
The Nō Plays of Japan is an anthology by Arthur Waley. It covers the traditional No plays of Japan where subjects such as insanity and obsession flourish along with demons, gods and beautiful women.
Atsumori
Author: Zeami MotokiyoPublisher: Volume Edizioni srl
ISBN: 8897747108
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 37
Book Description
The japanese Noh drama by the Master Zeami Motokiyo about the Buddhist priest Rensei and the warrior of the Taira Clan Atsumori. The story of redention of the warrior Kumagai Jiro Naozane that killed the young Atsumori. One of the most popular and touching Zeami's Noh drama inspired by "The Tales of Heike". Contents: Preface by Massimo Cimarelli Atsumori by Zeami Motokiyo Pearson Part I Interlude Part II Glossary Notes
More Translations from the Chinese
Author: Arthur WaleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chinese poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
Zeami’s Style
Author: Thomas Blenman HarePublisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 0804726779
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
This is the first full-length study of Zeami Motokiyo (13631443), generally recognized as the greatest playwright of Japan's classical Noh theater. The book begins with a biography based on the known documents relating to Zeami's life. It then examines the documentary evidence for authorship and explains the various technical aspects of Noh. Subsequent chapters explore the role of the old man in noh (particularly in the play Takasago), as well as Zeami's plays about women and warriors, with primary attention to Izutsu and Tadanori. The book concludes with a general discussion of Zeami's style and the relationship between his dramatic theory and his plays.
Author: Osman Edwards