[PDF.58tl] The Bunraku Puppet Theatre of Japan: Honor, Vengeance, and Love in Four Plays of the 18th and 19th Centuries

The Bunraku Puppet Theatre of Japan: Honor, Vengeance, and Love in Four Plays of the 18th and 19th Centuries

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 | #2841865 in Books |  Univ of Hawaii Pr |  2012-12-31 |  2012-12-31 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.00 x.90 x6.00l,1.10 | File type: PDF | 336 pages

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||2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.| Another unique gift from Japan.|By Eoin|Not an everyday topic but perhaps it should be. Fundamental human issues brought to life by these beautifully crafted puppets but nothing like western puppets. It is a unique art and a truly rewarding read.|About the Author|Stanleigh H. Jones, Jr., taught Japanese language, literature and more recently Japanese traditional theatre. He retired from Pomona College, USA in 2003.

The plays presented here were first performed between 1769 and 1832, a time when the Japanese puppet theatre known as Bunraku was beginning to lose its pre-eminence to Kabuki. During this period, however, several important puppet plays were created that went on to become standards in both the Bunraku and Kabuki repertoires; three of the plays in this volume achieved this level of importance. This span of some sixty-odd years was also a formative one in the development...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.The Bunraku Puppet Theatre of Japan: Honor, Vengeance, and Love in Four Plays of the 18th and 19th Centuries   |  Stanleigh H. Jones Jr.. I was recommended this book by a dear friend of mine.

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