On the art of the nō drama : the major treatises of Zeami
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On the art of the nō drama : the major treatises of Zeami
（Princeton library of Asian translations）
Princeton University Press, c1984
- : pbk
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University of Tokyo, Komaba Library駒場図
: pbk895.622:Z41:O583050059413,
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Note
Physical description of some copies of pbk.: l, 298 p., [4] p. of plates : ill. ; 21 cm
Bibliography: p. [287]-292
Includes index
Translated from the Japanese
Contents of Works
- Teachings on style and the flower : Fūshikaden
- The true path to the flower : Shikadō
- A mirror held to the flower : Kakyō
- Disciplines for the joy of art : Yūgaku shūdō fūken
- Notes on the nine levels : Kyūi
- Finding gems and gaining the flower : Shūgyoku tokka
- The three elements in composing a play : Sandō or Nōsakusho
- Learning the way : Shūdōsho
- An account of Zeami's reflections on art : Sarugaku dangi / Notes taken down by Hata no Motoyoshi
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This annotated translation is the first systematic rendering into any Western language of the nine major treatises on the art of the Japanese No theater by Zeami Motokivo (1363-1443). Zeami, who transformed the No from a country entertainment into a vehicle for profound theatrical and philosophical experience, was a brilliant actor himself, and his treatises touch on every aspect of the theater of his time. His theories, mixing philosophical and practical insights, often seem strikingly contemporary.
Since their discovery early in this century. these secret treatises have been considered among the most valuable and representative documents in the history of Japanese aesthetics. They discuss subjects from the art of the playwright to the reciprocal nature of the relationship between performer and audience.
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