SHAKESPEARE AND THE JAPANESE STAGE by Takashi Sasayama (Editor), Professor J. R. Mulryne (Editor), Dr Margaret Shewring (Editor) ( 9780521129510 )

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Title:

SHAKESPEARE AND THE JAPANESE STAGE

By:

Takashi Sasayama (Editor), Professor J. R. Mulryne (Editor), Dr Margaret Shewring (Editor)

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Paperback

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0521129516

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9780521129510

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Publisher:

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

30 November, 2009

Pages:

372

Description:

Leading Japanese and Western Shakespeare scholars study the interaction of Japanese and Western conceptions of Shakespeare.

Synopsis:

In this book, originally published in 1999, leading Shakespeare scholars from Japan and the West broke new ground by studying the interaction of Japanese and Western conceptions of Shakespeare, and the assimilation of Shakespeare into richly traditional theatre practice. The first part deals with key twentieth-century moments in the production of Shakespeare, including the work of world-famous Japanese directors such as Ninagawa, Suzuki and Noda, while the second part considers parallels and differences between Japanese and western theatre over a longer timespan, focusing on the relationship of Shakespeare to traditional Japanese Noh, Kabuki, Bunraku and Kyogen. Additional features include full-colour illustrations, a comprehensive chronology of Shakespeare performances in Japan and the English text of a celebrated Kyogen adaptation of The Merry Wives of Windsor.

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16 b/w illus. 16 colour illus. 1 table

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Cambridge University Press

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