The kabuki theatre.

Author
Ernst, Earle [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
New York, Oxford University Press, 1956.
Description
xxiii, 296 pages illustrations, plans 26 cm

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    Summary note
    An account of the influences of the Japanese puppet theater. No plays, and modern Western drama on Kabuki theater.
    Notes
    Japanese title on cover: 歌舞伎.
    Bibliographic references
    Bibliography: p. 288-290.
    Contents
    • The development of the physical theatre
    • The audience and its attitudes
    • The Hanamichi
    • Elements of the performance
    • The stage
    • The actor
    • Plays and characters
    • Kabuki and the western room
    • List of plays mentioned in the text
    • Short glossary of theatre terms.
    Other title(s)
    • Kabuki theater
    • 歌舞伎
    LCCN
    56014007
    OCLC
    332712
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