Kabuki Plays On Stage represents a monumental achievement in Japanese theatre studies, being the first collection of kabuki play translations to be published in twenty-five years. Fifty-one plays, published in four volumes, vividly trace kabuki's changing relations to Japanese society during the premodern era. Volume 1 consists of thirteen plays that showcase early kabuki's scintillating and boisterous styles of performance and illustrates the contrasting dramatic techniques cultivated by actors in Edo (Tokyo) and ...
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Kabuki Plays On Stage represents a monumental achievement in Japanese theatre studies, being the first collection of kabuki play translations to be published in twenty-five years. Fifty-one plays, published in four volumes, vividly trace kabuki's changing relations to Japanese society during the premodern era. Volume 1 consists of thirteen plays that showcase early kabuki's scintillating and boisterous styles of performance and illustrates the contrasting dramatic techniques cultivated by actors in Edo (Tokyo) and Kamigata (Osaka and Kyoto). The twelve plays translated in Volume 2 cover a brief period, but one that saw important developments in kabuki architecture, acting, dance, and the manipulation of characters and themes. As the series title indicates, the plays were translated to capture the vivacity of performances on stage. The translations, each accompanied by a thorough introduction that contextualizes the play, are based not only on published texts, but performance scripts and the study of the plays as they are performed in theatres today. Each volume is lavishly illustrated with rare woodblock prints in full color of Tokugawa- and Meiji-period productions as well as color and black-and-white photographs of contemporary performances. Published with the assistance of the Nippon Foundation.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Ex-library. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 391 p. Contains: Illustrations. Kabuki Plays on Stage, 1. Audience: General/trade. LCCN 2001027912 Type of material Book Main title Kabuki plays on stage / edited by James R. Brandon and Samuel L. Leiter. Published/Created Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2002-2003. Description volume 1 only 391 p. : col. ill.; 27 cm. ISBN 0824824032 (v. 1: alk. paper) LC classification PL782. E5 K36 2002 Related names Brandon, James R. Leiter, Samuel L. Contents v. 1. Brilliance and bravado, 1697-1766. LC Subjects Kabuki plays--Translations into English. Notes Includes bibliographical references (v. 1, p. 371-375) and index. Dewey class no. 895.6/2008 Language code eng jpn
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. 7.5" x 10.5" 4-volume set ships as one item! Like new: texts clean & bright, bindings tight, very minor wear to dustjackets. Fifty-one plays from more than two dozen playwrights. Volume 1, Brilliance and Bravado 1697-1766 (391 pages); Volume 2, Villainy and Vengeance 1773-1799 (413 pages); Volume 3, Darkness and Desire 1804-1864 (397 pages); Volume 4, Restoration and Reform 1872-1905 (433 pages). Illustrated in color and b&w.
