The Japanese Theatre: From Shamanistic Ritual to Contemporary Pluralism - Revised Edition

by Benito Ortolani

Widely recognized as the standard history of Japanese theatre for Western readers, this work by Benito Ortolani is now available for the first time in paperback. From ancient folk and ritual performances to modern dance theatre, it provides concise summaries about each major theatrical form, situating the genre in its particular social, political, and cultural contexts and integrating a vast array of detail on such topics as staging, costuming, masks...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691043337
• ISBN13: 9780691043333
• Release Date: February 1995
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"