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Chushingura (The Treasury of Loyal Retainers): A Puppet Play
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Description for Chushingura (The Treasury of Loyal Retainers): A Puppet Play
Paperback. Chushingura (The Treasury of Loyal Retainers), also known as the story of the Forty-Six (or Forty-Seven) Ronin, is the most famous and perennially popular of all Japanese dramas. Written in the eighteenth century as a puppet play, it is now best known through Kabuki theater performances.This edition includes a new preface, introduction, and notes. Translator(s): Keene, Donald. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 183 pages, notes. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 132 x 198 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Chushingura (The Treasury of Loyal Retainers), also known as the story of the Forty-Six (or Forty-Seven) Ronin, is the most famous and perennially popular of all Japanese dramas. Written around 1748 as a puppet play, it is now better known through Kabuki theater performances. Donald Keene's translation of the original text is presented here with a new preface and an introduction and notes to aid readers in their comprehension and enjoyment of the play.
Chushingura (The Treasury of Loyal Retainers), also known as the story of the Forty-Six (or Forty-Seven) Ronin, is the most famous and perennially popular of all Japanese dramas. Written around 1748 as a puppet play, it is now better known through Kabuki theater performances. Donald Keene's translation of the original text is presented here with a new preface and an introduction and notes to aid readers in their comprehension and enjoyment of the play.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1971
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
183
Condition
New
Series
Translations from the Asian Classics
Number of Pages
183
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231035316
SKU
V9780231035316
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99-1
About Paperback
Donald Keene is Shincho Professor of Japanese Literature and University Professor Emeritus at Columbia University. He is also President of the Donald Keene Foundation of Japanese Culture.
Reviews for Chushingura (The Treasury of Loyal Retainers): A Puppet Play
Through his graceful, resourceful translations and his elegant, exhaustive scholarly books, [Keene] is almost single-handedly responsible for the current popularity of Japanese literature in English-speaking countries. The New Yorker