Japanese No Dramas [electronic resource]
1992
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Japanese nõ theatre or the drama of 'perfected art' flourished in the fourteenth
and fifteenth centuries largely through the genius of the dramatist Zeami. An
intricate fusion of music, dance, mask, costume and language, the dramas address
many subjects, but the idea of 'form' is more central than 'meaning' and their
structure is always ritualized. Selected for their literary merit, the
twenty-four plays in this volume dramatize such ideas as the relationship
between men and the gods, brother and sister, parent and child, lover and
beloved, and the power of greed and desire. Revered in Japan as a cultural
treasure, the spiritual and sensuous beauty of these works has been a profound
influence for English-speaking artists including W. B. Yeats, Ezra Pound and
Benjamin Britten.
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Imprint:
United Kingdom : Penguin, 1992
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (384 pages)
Audience:
General/trade
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9780141907802
Language:
English
BRN:
435013
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