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The Noh Plays of Japan (Tuttle Classics)
Arthur Waley
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Description for The Noh Plays of Japan (Tuttle Classics)
Paperback. Noh plays live on as a magnificent artistic heritage handed down from the high culture of medieval Japan. This book contains translations of nineteen plays and summaries of sixteen more, together with a revealing introductory essay that furnishes the background for an understanding and appreciation of the No as a highly significant dramatic form. Series: Tuttle Classics of Japanese Literature. Num Pages: 288 pages, , black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 283.
Noh plays live on as a magnificent artistic heritage handed down from the high culture of medieval Japan. Among the major types of Japanese drama, the No, which is often called the classical theatre of Japan, has had perhaps the greatest attraction for the West. Introduced to Europe and America through the translations of Arthur Waley and Ezra Pound, it found an ardent admirer in William Butler Yeats, who described it as a form of drama 'distinguished, indirect, and symbolic' and created plays in its image. The Noh Plays of Japan , first published in 1921 and justly famous ... Read more
Noh plays live on as a magnificent artistic heritage handed down from the high culture of medieval Japan. Among the major types of Japanese drama, the No, which is often called the classical theatre of Japan, has had perhaps the greatest attraction for the West. Introduced to Europe and America through the translations of Arthur Waley and Ezra Pound, it found an ardent admirer in William Butler Yeats, who described it as a form of drama 'distinguished, indirect, and symbolic' and created plays in its image. The Noh Plays of Japan , first published in 1921 and justly famous ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Series
Tuttle Classics of Japanese Literature
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Kanagawa, Japan
ISBN
9784805310335
SKU
V9784805310335
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About Arthur Waley
Arthur Waley (1889-1966) taught himself Chinese and Japanese after being appointed Assistant Keeper of Oriental Prints and Manuscripts at the British Museum in order to help catalog the paintings in the museum's collection. He went on to renown as one of the most respected translators of Asian classics into English of his time. His long list of translated works includes ... Read more
Reviews for The Noh Plays of Japan (Tuttle Classics)
It is...the highest tribute to this book that, fascinating as is the introduction, the text is more fascinating still...The natural beauty of the poetry rises like a flower.
New Statesman
New Statesman