Yokomitsu Riichi: Modernist

by Dennis Keene

Book Overview

In these two works by contemporary Japanese playwright Yamazaki Masakazu, potent figures from Japan's past illuminate the psychological and philosophical concerns of the twentieth century.

Translated here in full are Zeami (1963), based on the life of the great master of the no theater, and Sanetomo (1973), the hero of which is the Kamakura general and poet. The translation by J. Thomas Rimer includes both an introduction, which discusses the plays,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1583482857
• ISBN13: 9781583482858
• Release Date: May 1999
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"