Masterpieces Of Kabuki

Author : James R. Brandon
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 13 : 9780824827885
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Masterpieces of Kabuki written by James R. Brandon and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2004-05-31 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Masterpieces of Kabuki contains eighteen outstanding dramas taken from the landmark four-volume series Kabuki Plays On Stage. Together they cover the entire spectrum of kabuki drama from 1697 to 1905, the period during which kabuki’s dramaturgy flourished prior to the onset of Western dramatic influence. Major playwrights, chronological periods of playwriting, and a variety of play types (history, domestic, and dance dramas) and performance styles are represented. All but one are in the current repertory and regularly staged. The volume includes introductions to each play and a new general introduction highlighting kabuki’s historical development and relating the plays to their performance context. As the subtitle implies, the plays are translated as if "on stage." Stage directions indicate major scenic effects, stage action, costuming, makeup, music, and sound effects. In some cases, complex stage actions such as stage fights are given in detail. The plays collected here are all marvelous examples of dramatic writing, intended to be acted on the stage before audiences. They reveal kabuki’s eras of brilliance and bravado, villainy and vengeance, darkness and desire, and restoration and reform. All continue to stir audiences to admiration and excitement.

Author : Samuel L. Leiter
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9780486408729
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Art of Kabuki written by Samuel L. Leiter and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Complete texts of Benten Kozo, Pulling the Carriage Apart and The Village School, Shunkan, and Naozamurai. Commentary on each play by actors and critics. Nearly 100 photographs.

Author : Monzaemon Chikamatsu
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 526 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Masterpieces of Chikamatsu written by Monzaemon Chikamatsu and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : 河竹登志夫
Publisher : Young Writers
ISBN 13 : 9784903452012
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 歌舞伎 written by 河竹登志夫 and published by Young Writers. This book was released on 2006-04 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Adolphe Clarence Scott
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486406458
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Kabuki Theatre of Japan written by Adolphe Clarence Scott and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most comprehensive handbooks available on Kabuki theatre. Text describes the theater's development in the context of Japanese history, with detailed analyses of actors' techniques, music and dance, plays and playwrights, the playhouse's design evolution, and six representative Kabuki plays. Includes glossary of Japanese terms. "Highly recommended." — Library Journal.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 12 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kabuki Actors written by and published by . This book was released on 19?? with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Janice Katz
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300236913
Total Pages : 307 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Painting the Floating World written by Janice Katz and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2019-01-08 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the 17th through the 19th century, artists in Kyoto and Edo (now Tokyo) captured the metropolitan amusements of the floating world (ukiyo in Japanese) through depictions of subjects such as the beautiful women of the Yoshiwara pleasure quarters and performers of the kabuki theater. In contrast to ukiyo-e prints by artists such as Katsushika Hokusai, which were widely circulated, ukiyo-e paintings were specially commissioned, unique objects that displayed the maker’s technical skill and individual artistic sensibility. Featuring more than 150 works from the celebrated Weston Collection, the most comprehensive of its kind in private hands and published here for the first time in English, this lavishly illustrated and meticulously researched volume addresses the genre of ukiyo-e painting in all its complexity. Individual essays explore topics such as shunga (erotica), mitate-e (images that parody or transform a well-known story or legend), and poetic inscriptions, revealing the crucial role that ukiyo-e painting played in a sophisticated urban culture.

Author : Rupert Faulkner
Publisher : Kodansha
ISBN 13 : 9784770023872
Total Pages : 670 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Masterpieces of Japanese Prints written by Rupert Faulkner and published by Kodansha. This book was released on 1999 with total page 670 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated survey of Japanese prints at London's Victoria and Albert Museum. Each colour plate is supported by notes together with standard specifications and provenance. The book also includes introductory chapters on the ukiyo-e genre, and the history and character of the Museum's collection. Ever since Japan opened its doors to the West in the latter half of the nineteenth century, Westerners have been fascinated by the exquisite art forms that flourished during the previous two hundred years of self-imposed isolation. Among the most

Author : Aubrey Halford
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1462904548
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Heart of God written by Aubrey Halford and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2012-01-10 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Awarded the Noble Prize for Literature in 1913, Rabindranath Tagore (1861— 1941) is considered the most important poet of modern-day India. He was also a distinguished author, educator, social reformer, and philosopher. Today, Tagore along with Mahatma Gandhi are prized as the foremost intellectual and spiritual advocates of India's liberation from imperial rule. This inspiring collection of Tagore's poetry represent his "simple prayers of common life." Each of the seventy-seven prayers is an eloquent affirmation of the divine in the face of both joy and sorrow. Like the Psalms of David, they transcend time and speak directly to the human heart. The spirit of this collection may be best symbolized by a single sentence by Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, the renowned philosopher and statesman who served as president of India: "Rabindranath Tagore was one of the few representatives of the universal person to whom the future of the world belongs."

Author : Zoë Kincaid
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 524 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kabuki, the Popular Stage of Japan written by Zoë Kincaid and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: