Research Catalog

Title

The ballad-drama of medieval Japan [by] James T. Araki.

Author

Araki, James T.

Publication

Berkeley, University of California Press, 1964.

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Details

Description

xvi, 289 p. illus.; 22 cm.

Summary

A history of Kowaka, the 16th century ballad-drama, including stylistic analysis and explication of the texts, with examples, plus two complete librettos.

Series Statement

Publications of the Center for Japanese and Korean Studies

Uniform Title

Publications of the Center for Japanese and Korean Studies.

Subject

Kōwaka

Bibliography (note)

• Bibliography: p. 253-264.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

• PART ONE: THE HISTORY AND TRADITION OF THE KŌWAKA AS A PERFORMING ART. Introduction : The historical status of the kōwaka ; The position of the kōwaka in the history of the performing arts ; The position of the kōwaka texts in the history of Japanese literature -- The history of the kōwaka : Momonoi Naoaki, the alleged founder of the kōwaka ; The antecedents of medieval performing arts ; The medieval era -- the early arts ; The kōwaka -- The kōwaka today
• PART TWO: THE LIBRETTOS OF KŌWAKA. The characteristics of kōwaka texts : The literary characteristics ; The themes of the fifty librettos -- A narrative atsumori : The historical setting ; The translation -- A libretto -- Izumi's Fortress : The historical setting ; The translation ; The epilogue
• APPENDIX: A note on the distinction between sangaku and sarugaku -- Glossary.

LCCN

^^^64024887^

OCLC

• 663993
• SCSB-10381813

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library