Restless Spirits from Japanese Noh Plays of the Fourth Group: Parallel Translations with Running Commentary

by Chifumi Shimazaki

The "fourth-group Noh," so designated because they are performed fourth in a formal five-Noh program, includes almost one hundred plays, and is a group of great variety: some plays are supernatural or visional, others realistic; their leading characters include deities, demons, ghosts, mad people, samurai, and street artists. Dividing them into nine sub-groups, the author fully analyses their dramatic characteristics. Includes translations of four...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0939657767
• ISBN13: 9780939657766
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Cornell University - Cornell East Asia Series
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.6" x 6.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher