Restless Spirits from Japanese Noh Plays of the Fourth Group: Parallel Translations with Running Commentary

The "fourth-group Noh," so designated because they are performed fourth in a formal five-Noh program, includes almost one hundred plays, and is a group of great variety: some plays are supernatural or visional, others realistic; their leading characters include deities, demons, ghosts, mad people, samurai, and street artists. Dividing them into nine sub-groups, the author fully analyses their dramatic characteristics. Includes translations of four Noh chosen from the first four subgroups. Format is line-by-line translation next to the Romanized Japanese text, with introduction and running commentary.

Author: Chifumi Shimazaki
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Cornell University - Cornell East Asia Series
Published: 03/31/2010
Series: Cornell East Asia
Pages: 276
Weight: 0.9lbs
Size: 6.30h x 8.60w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780939657766