Supernatural Beings from Japanese Noh Plays of the Fifth Group

by Chifumi Shimazaki and Stephen Comee

This long-awaited volume presents the fifth and final category of Noh plays, often called kiri-nō, or "ending Noh," because they are staged last in a formal performance. This group comprises fifty of the most active and exciting of all plays in the Noh repertoire. They include deities, ghosts, or living humans, as well as a plethora of supernatural beings such as tengu (strange long-nosed creatures), monstrous creatures, demons, and fiends...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1933947314
• ISBN13: 9781933947310
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Cornell University - Cornell East Asia Series
• Length: 420 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 8.7" x 5.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher