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The anime paradox [electronic resource] : patterns and practices through the lens of traditional Japanese theater / by Stevie Suan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Suan, Stevie.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Aesthetics, Japanese.
- Animated films--Japan--History and criticism.
- Animated films.
- Theater--Japan--History.
- Theater.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (358 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Global Oriental, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Founded on richly stylized expression, Anime has developed into an art with a high degree of sophistication that is comparable to that of the traditional theatrical forms of Noh, Bunraku, and Kabuki. By analyzing Anime through the lens of traditional Japanese theater, the patterns and practices in Anime can be mapped out. In The Anime Paradox , Stevie Suan utilizes this framework to reveal Anime’s distinct form, examining and delineating the particular formal qualities of Anime’s structure, conventions, aesthetics, and modes of viewing. However, the comparison works both ways—just as Japanese theater can give us analytical insights into Anime, Anime can enrich our understanding of Japanese classical theater.
- Contents:
- Preliminary Material
- Introduction
- A Simultaneous Part and Whole
- Mixture of Realism and Unreality
- Hyperbolized Aesthetics
- Scattering Blossoms, Falling Leaves
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 90-04-22215-4
- OCLC:
- 844939529
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9789004222151 DOI
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