Noh as living art : inside Japan's oldest theatrical tradition / Yasuda Noboru ; translated by Kawamoto Nozomu.
Yasuda, Noboru, 1956- author.; Kawamoto, Nozomu, translator.
2021
PN2924.5.N6 Y36713 2021 (Mapit)
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Title Noh as living art : inside Japan's oldest theatrical tradition / Yasuda Noboru ; translated by Kawamoto Nozomu.
Author Yasuda, Noboru, 1956- author.
Uniform Title Nō. English.
Edition First English edition.
ISBN 9784866581781 (hardcover)
4866581786 (hardcover)
Published Tokyo : Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture, 2021.
Copyright ©2021
Language English
Description xiii, 103 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Call Number PN2924.5.N6 Y36713 2021
Dewey Decimal Classification 792.0952 Y29n
Summary Noh is recognized as one of the oldest and greatest theatrical traditions in the world. Embraced by the samurai elite some 650 years ago, it ultimately permeated every level of Japanese society through the vehicle of utai (noh singing) and inspired generations of writers and scholars in Japan and around the world. What accounts for noh's enduring vitality? What does this austerely beautiful, understated art form have to offer a digitalized society awash in instant entertainment? The author, a noh actor, answers these and other questions in this uniquely personal and accessible introduction to noh as living art. -- From publisher's description.
Note "This book is a translation of Nō: 650-nen tsuzuita shikake to wa published by Shinchosha Publishing Co., Ltd., Tokyo, in 2017."--Title page verso.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references.
Added Author Kawamoto, Nozomu, translator.
Series Japan library (Shuppan Bunka Sangyō Shinkō Zaidan)
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Keys to Noh's enduring relevance
Mythical origins to feudal transformation
Edo period to the present
Form and function
The genius of Zeami
Noh and the tapestry of Japanese literature
Engaging the imagination
Why study Noh?

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