Historical dictionary of Japanese traditional theatre
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Historical dictionary of Japanese traditional theatre
(Historical dictionaries of literature and the arts)
Rowman & Littlefield, c2014
2nd ed
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Japanese traditional theatre
Available at 16 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 705-764)
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Historical Dictionary of Japanese Traditional Theatre is the only dictionary that offers detailed comprehensive coverage of the most important terms, people, and plays in the four principal traditional Japanese theatrical forms-no, kyogen, bunraku, and kabuki-supplemented with individual historical essays on each form.
This updated edition adds well over 200 plot summaries representing each theatrical form in addition to:
*a chronology;
*introductory essay;
*appendixes;
*an extensive bibliography;
*over 1500 cross-referenced entries on important terms;
*brief biographies of the leading artists and writers;
*and plot summaries of significant plays.
This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the Japanese theatre.
Table of Contents
Editor's Foreword Jon Woronoff
Preface
Chronology
Introduction
THE DICTIONARY
Appendix A: Play Title Translations
Appendix B: Simplified Table of Japanese Historical Periods
Glossary
Bibliography
About the Author
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