Circles of Fantasy: Convention in the Plays of Chikamatsu by C. Andrew Gerstle
Circles of Fantasy: Convention in the Plays of Chikamatsu

C. Andrew Gerstle

Circles of Fantasy: Convention in the Plays of Chikamatsu

C. Andrew Gerstle

248 pages first pub 1986 (editions)

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The vibrant merchant culture of Tokugawa Japan gave rise to many new forms of art, none more fascinating than the puppet theater, Jōruri, created chiefly by Chikamatsu Monzaemon, the foremost playwright of popular Japanese drama. In this analysis ...

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