Noh as living art : inside Japan's oldest theatrical tradition / Yasuda Noboru ; translated by Kawamoto Nozomu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yasuda, Noboru, 1956- author.

安田登, 1956- author.

Contributor:

Kawamoto, Nozomu, translator.

Series:

Japan library (Shuppan Bunka Sangyō Shinkō Zaidan)

Japan Library

Standardized Title:

Nō. English

能. English http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2022069856

Language:

English

Japanese

Subjects (All):

Nō.

Nō plays--History and criticism.

Nō plays.

Japanese drama--History and criticism.

Japanese drama.

Theater--Japan--History.

Theater.

Japan.

History.

Performing arts--Japan.

Performing arts.

Physical Description:

xiii, 103 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Edition:

First English edition.

Place of Publication:

Tokyo : Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture, 2021.

Summary:

Noh is recognized as one of the oldest and greatest theatrical traditions in the world. Embraced by the samurai elite some 650 years ago, it ultimately permeated every level of Japanese society through the vehicle of utai (noh singing) and inspired generations of writers and scholars in Japan and around the world. What accounts for noh's enduring vitality? What does this austerely beautiful, understated art form have to offer a digitalized society awash in instant entertainment? The author, a noh actor, answers these and other questions in this uniquely personal and accessible introduction to noh as living art. -- From publisher's description.

Contents:

Keys to Noh's enduring relevance

Mythical origins to feudal transformation

Edo period to the present

Form and function

The genius of Zeami

Noh and the tapestry of Japanese literature

Engaging the imagination

Why study Noh?

Notes:

"This book is a translation of Nō: 650-nen tsuzuita shikake to wa published by Shinchosha Publishing Co., Ltd., Tokyo, in 2017."--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9784866581781

4866581786

OCLC:

1246309892

Publisher Number:

1920074022007