Restless Spirits from Japanese Noh Plays of the Fourth Group

By: Shimazaki, Chifumi

The "fourth-group Noh," so designated because they are performed fourth in a formal five-Noh program, includes almost one hundred plays, and is a group of great variety: some plays are supernatural or visional, others realistic; their leading characters include deities, demons, ghosts, mad people, samurai, and street artists. Dividing them into nine sub-groups, the author fully analyses their dramatic characteristics. Includes translations of four Noh chosen from the first four subgroups. Format is line-by-line translation next to the Romanized Japanese text, with introduction and running commentary.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0939657783
• ISBN13: 9780939657780
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: Cornell University - Cornell East Asia Series
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher