{"product_id":"a-history-of-japanese-theatre-paperback-9781108458160","title":"A History of Japanese Theatre (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108458160","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA History of Japanese Theatre\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEminent Japanese and Western scholars provide a concise and accessible overview of Japanese theatre, and its continuing global influence.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJonah Salz (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108458160, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 5 July 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e592 pages, 69 b\/w illus.  4 tables\u003cbr\u003e25.3 x 20.3 x 3.2 cm, 1.33 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… Salz has succeeded in choreographing a delicate balance between scholarly innovation and sophistication on the one hand, and convenient structure and accessibility on the other.' William D. Fleming, TDR: The Drama Review\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eJapan boasts one of the world's oldest, most vibrant and most influential performance traditions. This accessible and complete history provides a comprehensive overview of Japanese theatre and its continuing global influence. Written by eminent international scholars, it spans the full range of dance-theatre genres over the past fifteen hundred years, including noh theatre, bunraku puppet theatre, kabuki theatre, shingeki modern theatre, rakugo storytelling, vanguard butoh dance and media experimentation. The first part addresses traditional genres, their historical trajectories and performance conventions. Part II covers the spectrum of new genres since Meiji (1868–), and Parts III to VI provide discussions of playwriting, architecture, Shakespeare, and interculturalism, situating Japanese elements within their global theatrical context. Beautifully illustrated with photographs and prints, this history features interviews with key modern directors, an overview of historical scholarship in English and Japanese, and a timeline. A further reading list covers a range of multimedia resources to encourage further explorations.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eForeword James R. Brandon\u003cbr\u003e Timeline Rachel Payne\u003cbr\u003e Editor's introduction Jonah Salz\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Traditional Theatres: Preface to Part I Laurence Kominz\u003cbr\u003e 1. Ancient and early medieval performing arts Terauchi Naoko\u003cbr\u003e Interlude: katari narrative traditions: from storytelling to theatre Alison Tokita\u003cbr\u003e 2. Noh and Muromachi culture Shinko Kagaya and Miura Hiroko\u003cbr\u003e Interlude: noh and kyogen costumes and masks Monica Bethe\u003cbr\u003e 3. Kyogen: classical comedy Jonah Salz\u003cbr\u003e Interlude: iemoto: the family head system Eric C. Rath\u003cbr\u003e 4. Kabuki: superheroes and femmes fatales Julie Iezzi\u003cbr\u003e Interlude: nihonbuyô: classical dance Paul Griffith and Okada Mariko\u003cbr\u003e Interlude: Okinawan theatre: boundary of Japanese theatre Suzuki Masae\u003cbr\u003e 5. Bunraku: puppet theatre Goto Shizuo\u003cbr\u003e Interlude: misemono and rakugo: sideshows and storytelling Matthew W. Shores\u003cbr\u003e Interlude: kamigata gein?: Kyoto-Osaka style Gondo Yoshikazu\u003cbr\u003e Interlude: traditional theatre tomorrow: interview with Takemoto Mikio Shinko Kagaya\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Modern Theatres: Preface to Part II Brian Powell\u003cbr\u003e 6. Birth of modern theatre: Shimpa and shingeki Brian Powell\u003cbr\u003e Interlude: new comedy, Asakusa opera, OSK musicals Nakano Masaaki\u003cbr\u003e Interlude: Takarazuka: all-girls' revue and musicals Yamanashi Makiko\u003cbr\u003e 7. Rise of shingeki: western-style theatre Guohe Zheng\u003cbr\u003e Interlude: manzai and yoshimoto comedy vaudeville Joel Stocker\u003cbr\u003e 8. Wartime colonial and traditional theatre Samuel L. Leiter\u003cbr\u003e Interlude: kami-shibai: picture-card storytelling Washitani Hana\u003cbr\u003e 9. Maturing shingeki theatre Guohe Zheng\u003cbr\u003e Interlude: post-war musicals and commercial theatre Kevin Wetmore\u003cbr\u003e 10. Sixties theatre Kan Takayuki\u003cbr\u003e Interlude: butoh: dance of darkness and light Bruce Baird\u003cbr\u003e 11. Contemporary theatre M. Cody Poulton\u003cbr\u003e Interlude: Tokyo: world theatre capital Iwaki Kyoko\u003cbr\u003e Interlude: charting Tokyo theatre today: 24 November 2012 Iwaki Kyoko\u003cbr\u003e Interlude: modern theatre tomorrow: interview with Hirata Oriza Iwaki Kyoko\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Arcs and Patterns: 12. Pre-modern playwriting practices Laurence Kominz\u003cbr\u003e 13. Traditional meta-patterns Jonah Salz\u003cbr\u003e 14. Modern drama as literature J. Thomas Rimer\u003cbr\u003e 15. Modern meta-patterns Mari Boyd\u003cbr\u003e Interlude: D?j?ji: the lady and the bell Laurence Kominz\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Theatre Architecture: Preface to Part IV Jonah Salz\u003cbr\u003e 16. Pre-modern patterns of spectatorship and space Shimizu Hiroyuki\u003cbr\u003e 17. Modernization of theatrical space, 1868–1940 Samuel L. Leiter and Nagai Satoko\u003cbr\u003e 18. Post-war theatres: development and diversification Otsuki Atsushi\u003cbr\u003e Interlude: national theatres and funding Barbara E. Thornbury\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Theatre Criticism: 19. Practitioner principles, Zeami to Chikamatsu William Lee\u003cbr\u003e 20. Pre-modern criticism, research, and training Nakano Masaaki\u003cbr\u003e 21. English language scholarship: a critical overview David Jortner\u003cbr\u003e Interlude: university scholarship and training Nakano Masaaki\u003cbr\u003e Part VI. Intercultural Influences: 22. Seven stages of Shakespeare reception Daniel Gallimore and Minami Ryuta\u003cbr\u003e 23. Traditional training internationally Jonah Salz\u003cbr\u003e 24. Intercultural theatre: fortuitous encounters Jonah Salz\u003cbr\u003e Interlude: early influence from Europe Yoshihara Yukari\u003cbr\u003e Interlude: interview with Ninagawa Yukio: Asian energy vs. European rationality Mika Eglinton\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue: frozen words and mythology Eugenio Barba.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Reference works [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Reference works\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Reference%20works%20%5BGBC%5D%22\"\u003eGBC\u003c\/a\u003e], Literary reference works [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary reference works\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20reference%20works%20%5BDSR%5D%22\"\u003eDSR\u003c\/a\u003e], Literary studies: plays \u0026amp; playwrights [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: plays \u0026amp; playwrights\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20plays%20\u0026amp;%20playwrights%20%5BDSG%5D%22\"\u003eDSG\u003c\/a\u003e], Theatre studies [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Theatre studies\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Theatre%20studies%20%5BAN%5D%22\"\u003eAN\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46001336942872,"sku":"9781108458160","price":32.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108458160i.jpg?v=1696702186","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-history-of-japanese-theatre-paperback-9781108458160","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}