The Traditional Theater of Japan.

Gutes Ex.; Umschl. stw. gering berieben. - . Beginning with ritualistic Kagura, the representative theatrical art of the period when Japanese life centered around Shinto shrines, the book proceeds to enlightening discussions of the ancient Gigaku, which originated in China and had Buddhist associations; of Gagaku and Bugaku (court music and dance); and of Sarugaku and other prototypes of the Noh. Noli itself is treated first in terms of its several early phases- Ennen Noh, Sarugaku Noh, Dengaku Noh, and Shugen Noh - and then in two chapters on its emergence as the true classical theater and on its position in drama today. Due attention is also given to its comic interludes the Kyogen. The second part of the book deals with the origins and history of the puppet theater Bunraku and the popular theater Kabuki. For each of these performing arts a thoroughgoing explanation is given, and numerous examples are cited. The result is an absorbing panorama in which the history of Japanese theater comes to life. Of particular interest is the fact that even such esoteric and now extinct genres as Gigaku are here adequately described for the first time in English. . (Verlagstext) // INHALT : . At the Imperial Court ----- At Temples and Shrines ----- Among the Common People ----- Ennen Noh ----- History of Ennen Noh ----- Performances of Ennen Noh ----- Sarugaku Noh ----- History of Sarugaku Noh ----- Performances of Sarugaku Noh ----- Dengaku Noh ----- History of Dengaku Noh ----- Performances of Dengaku Noh ----- Shugen Noh ----- History of Shugen Noh ----- Performances of Shugen Noh ----- The History of Nohgaku ----- Three Periods of Development ----- First Stage of Consolidation: Kan'ami ----- Second Stage of Consolidation : Zeami ----- Final Stage of Consolidation: On'ami and Zenchiku ----- Period of Change: Nobumitsu ----- Period of Stabilization ----- Nohgaku Today ----- Actors Stage and Performance ----- Yokyoku as Noh Text and Dance as Action ----- Noh Music ----- Sets Properties and Masks ----- Five Classes of Noh ----- Writers of Noh ----- Functions of the Kyogen Actors ----- Kyogen Writers and Hereditary Texts ----- Kinds of Kyogen Repertoire ----- Kyogen Masks ----- The Relation with Chinese Drama ----- (u.v.a.m.)