Chikamatsu : 5 late plays
Monzaemon Chikamatsu (Author), C. Andrew Gerstle (Translator)
Chikamatsu Monzaemon (1653-1725) was arguably the most famous playwright in Japanese history and wrote more than 100 plays for the kabuki and bunraku theaters. This volume includes five plays, four histories and one contemporary piece that complement other collections of Chikamatsu's work, revealing various dimensions to the work of this artist.
1 online resource (viii, 534 pages) : illustrations, maps
9780231504980, 9780231121668, 9780231121675, 0231504985, 0231121660, 0231121679
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Twins at the Sumida River (Futago sumidagawa) ; Lovers pond in Settsu Province (Tsu no Kuni meoto ike) ; Battles at Kawa-nakajima (Shinshū Kawa-nakajima kassen) ; Love suicides on the Eve of the Kōshin Festival (Shinjū yoigōshin) ; Tethered steed and the eight provinces of Kantō (Kanhasshū tsunagi-uma)
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