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Twelve Plays of the Noh and Kyōgen Theaters - (Cornell University East Asia Papers) by Karen Brazell & J Philip Gabriel (Paperback)
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- "This remarkable anthology of . . . plays is a harbinger of a new age in Japanese theatre studies and will be considered a pivotal work in the future. . . .
- About the Author: Translators Monica Bethe, J. Philip Gabriel, Janet Goff, Carolyn Haynes, H. Mack Horton, Earl Jackson, Jeanne Kaufman, Susan Blakeley Klein, Eileen Kato, and Etsuko Terasaki.
- 272 Pages
- Literary Criticism, Asian
- Series Name: Cornell East Asia
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"This remarkable anthology of . . . plays is a harbinger of a new age in Japanese theatre studies and will be considered a pivotal work in the future. . . . The closing essay by editor Karen Brazell on 'the nature of noh' is a gem of insight and information." --Monumenta Nipponica"A noh collection to surpass all others . . . the first major collection of translations which includes both necessary annotations and the necessary book on noh." --Japan Times
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A noh collection to surpass all others... the first major collection of translations which includes both necessary annotations and the necessary book on noh.
-- "Japan Times"About the Author
Translators Monica Bethe, J. Philip Gabriel, Janet Goff, Carolyn Haynes, H. Mack Horton, Earl Jackson, Jeanne Kaufman, Susan Blakeley Klein, Eileen Kato, and Etsuko Terasaki.