Introduces the genres of noh, kyogen, kabuki, and bunraku puppet theater, and offers translations of thirty of the best-known plays, with background information on their history, characters, staging,
This abridged edition of Haruo Shirane's popular anthology, Early Modern Japanese Literature, retains the essential texts that have made the original volume such a valuable resource. The book introduc
This abridged edition of Haruo Shirane's popular anthology, "Early Modern Japanese Literature," retains the essential texts that have made the original volume such a valuable resource. The book introd
