Traditional Japanese theater

the long version

"Karen Brazell collects for the first time in one volume the most celebrated plays in all the important genres of traditional Japanese theater - nobk̃yogen, kabuki, and puppet theater. Organized by genre, this illustrated book features authoritative introductions - on topics ranging from music and costuming to performers and audiences - followed by representative acts, scenes, and entire plays. Introductions describe each play's history and the source of its story, and each piece includes a list of characters, descriptions of stage actions and musical accompaniment, and notes on difficult passages."--BOOK JACKET.