The love of Izayoi & Seishin : a kabuki play / by Kawatake Mokuami ; translated by Frank T. Motofuji.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kawatake, Mokuami, 1816-1893.

Contributor:

Motofuji, Frank T.

Series:

Library of Japanese literature

Standardized Title:

Kosode Soya azami no ironui. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kabuki plays.

Japanese drama.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (207 p.)

Other Title:

Love of Izayoi and Seishin

Place of Publication:

Rutland, Vt. : C. E. Tuttle Co., 1966.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This dramatic and absorbing play tells the story of the courtesan Izayoi and the priest Seishin; classic lovers who are doomed to suffer the tragic consequences of their passion.As a representative example of Japanese play writing of the 19th century The Love of Izayoi and Seishin is a superlative example of the turbulence and dramatic incident that are the major conventions of Kabuki.The intricate plot involves murder, attempted suicide, hari-kiri, theft, and the usual stunning Kabuki denouement. This specific feature is one of the intriguing aspects of Kabuki drama, and continually keeps the

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Synopsis of History plays; ACT ONE; ACT THREE; ACT FIVE; Cast of Characters; ACT TWO SCENE ONE; Scene One; Scene Two; Scene Three; Scene Four; ACT FOUR SCENE ONE; Scene One; Scene Two; ACT SIX SCENE ONE; Scene One; Scene Two; ACT SEVEN SCENE ONE; Scene One; Scene Two; Scene Three; Back Cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed September 20, 2013).

ISBN:

1-4629-1271-0

OCLC:

874101791