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Six Circles, One Dewdrop
Arthur H. Thornhill
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Description for Six Circles, One Dewdrop
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Noh drama has long fascinated Westerners by its poetic excellence and its dramatic power. To the student of medieval Japanese culture, however, noh writings, especially dramaturgical treatises, are also of immense value as "monuments" of culture. To uncover the larger patterns of cultural discourse in these theoretical works, Arthur Thornhill presents the first major study in English of the dramaturgical treatises of Komparu Zenchiku (1405-1468?), son-in-law and pupil of the illustrious Zeami and a pivotal figure in the history of Japanese noh drama. The book begins with annotated translations of two of Zenchiku's most important treatises, which delineate a system ... Read more
Noh drama has long fascinated Westerners by its poetic excellence and its dramatic power. To the student of medieval Japanese culture, however, noh writings, especially dramaturgical treatises, are also of immense value as "monuments" of culture. To uncover the larger patterns of cultural discourse in these theoretical works, Arthur Thornhill presents the first major study in English of the dramaturgical treatises of Komparu Zenchiku (1405-1468?), son-in-law and pupil of the illustrious Zeami and a pivotal figure in the history of Japanese noh drama. The book begins with annotated translations of two of Zenchiku's most important treatises, which delineate a system ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
Series
Princeton Legacy Library
Number of Pages
252
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691654140
SKU
V9780691654140
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Reviews for Six Circles, One Dewdrop
"Thornhill has ... chosen for his subject a collection of texts by dramatists, poets, religious leaders, and thinkers. Based on this complex textual source, Thornhill draws conclusions with important implications for reconsidering the disciplinary categories that currently form both academic study and popular conceptions of Muromachi history and culture."
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