@article{760514,
      recid = {760514},
      author = {Matsui, Kesako, and Crandall, David},
      title = {Kabuki : a mirror of Japan : ten plays that offer a  glimpse into evolving sensibilities /},
      pages = {viii, 242 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates :},
      note = {"Originally published in the Japanese language as Kabuki  no Naka no Nihon by NHK Publishing, Inc., in 2010." --  Verso title page},
      abstract = {"In this delightfully engaging look at Japan's traditional  dance-drama, Matsui Kesako approaches kabuki in the same  way a paleontologist might examine geological layers, with  each play revealing a fascinating story about the time and  place in which it was created and performed.  Starting with  Danjūrō I's Shibaraku, which dates to the late seventeenth  century, Matsui artfully traces the origins and evolution  of many of kabuki's defining characteristics while linking  them to larger patterns of cultural development in Japanese  society.  As a novelist and former writer for the kabuki  stage herself, she offers a unique perspective on 10 of the  most famous and beloved plays in the traditional repertory,  ending her survey with Mokuami's Sannin Kichisa, which  premiered in 1860--just prior to the start of Japan's  modernization.  Her keen insights, encyclopedic knowledge,  and easy writing style bring this centuries-old theatrical  tradition to life, rendering it readily accessible to those  who may have no prior knowledge of the subject.  Originally  intended for Japanese readers, this groundbreaking work is  now available in English, offering the international  community glimpses into why kabuki can truly be called a  'mirror of Japan"--Back cover.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/760514},
}