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- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- PublishedOn
- 2016-01-19
- Title
- Edo Kabuki in Transition: From the Worlds of the Samurai to the
- Artist
- Not Specified
- ISBN
- 9780231172264
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Columbia University Press
ISBN-10
0231172265
ISBN-13
9780231172264
eBay Product ID (ePID)
212876956
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
392 Pages
Publication Name
Edo Kabuki in Transition : from the Worlds of the Samurai to the Vengeful Female Ghost
Language
English
Publication Year
2016
Subject
Drama, Theater / History & Criticism, Asian / Japanese
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Literary Criticism, Performing Arts
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.1 in
Item Weight
26.4 Oz
Item Length
0.9 in
Item Width
0.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2015-027593
Reviews
Satoko Shimazaki's fascinating study of early modern kabuki performance reveals a new kabuki theatre to us, not a cultural practice with a relatively stable body of texts at its center, but as a major site of social and cultural negotiation whose central feature and strength lies in its remarkable variety and adaptability., Edo Kabuki in Transition is an extraordinary contribution to the field of kabuki studies, both in the West and Japan. Its unconventional yet comprehensive view of Edo kabuki's evolution, especially its playwriting practices, filtered through the lens of Tsuruya Nanboku IV's 1825 coproduction of his revolutionary ghost play Yotsuya Kaidan and the popular history play Chushingura, is original and searching. Satoko Shimazaki's highly readable, marvelously researched study gives us both a penetrating understanding of the fluidity of Edo dramaturgy and an exceptionally thorough examination of the ghost play genre itself., This fascinating book is a bold revisioning of the development of kabuki theater in Edo (present-day Tokyo).... Highly recommended., Edo Kabuki in Transition is an extraordinary contribution to the field of kabuki studies, in both the West and Japan. Its unconventional yet comprehensive view of Edo kabuki's evolution, especially its playwriting practices, filtered through the lens of Tsuruya Nanboku IV's 1825 coproduction of his revolutionary ghost play Yotsuya kaidan and the popular history play Chushingura , is original and searching. Satoko Shimazaki's highly readable, marvelously researched study gives us both a penetrating understanding of the fluidity of Edo dramaturgy and an exceptionally thorough examination of the ghost play genre., Satoko Shimazaki's Edo Kabuki in Transition explores what is arguably a more significant female kabuki archetype, one identified in the book's very subtitle: the vengeful female ghost. . .Shimazaki adroitly excavates the layers of meaning and association beneath each element of Nanboku's vision., The book is a fascinating mix of the informative and is scattered throughout with some obscure historical eyebrow raising facts., Satoko Shimazaki's fascinating study of early modern kabuki performance reveals a new kabuki theater to us, not a cultural practice with a relatively stable body of texts at its center but a major site of social and cultural negotiation whose central feature and strength lies in its remarkable variety and adaptability., A sophisticated, entertaining, and well-written contribution to nineteenth-century kabuki studies that both challenges the conventional wisdom of early-modern theater scholarship and illuminates the splendid, ghastly world of Japanese horror.--Keller Kimbrough, University of Colorado, This fascinating book on historical kabuki is a must-read for students of that theatrical form and is recommended to anyone interested in the popular culture of Japan's Edo period (1603-1867)., A sophisticated, entertaining, and well-written contribution to nineteenth-century kabuki studies that both challenges the conventional wisdom of early-modern theater scholarship and illuminates the splendid, ghastly world of Japanese horror., A major work of scholarship. . . . Shimazaki expands the boundaries of studies on kabuki and Japan's early modern period in general., This is a work of extraordinary scholarship and exemplary writing that makes an outstanding contribution to our understanding of the nature of kabuki's creativity. . . . It will be of deep interest to scholars of Japanese theater, early modern literature, authorship, and gender, and its accessible style and clarity should help it find a welcome place on undergraduate syllabi as well., Drawing not only on play scripts but also medieval literature, theatrical ephemera, and other records and accounts, Shimazaki's argument is well researched, well referenced, and well formed., A sophisticated, entertaining, and well-written contribution to nineteenth-century kabuki studies that both challenges the conventional wisdom of early modern theater scholarship and illuminates the splendid, ghastly world of Japanese horror., This fascinating book on historical kabuki is a must-read for students of that theatrical form and is recommended to anyone interested in the popular culture of Japan's Edo period.
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College Graduate Student
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Yes
Table Of Content
Acknowledgments A Note to the Reader Introduction Part I. The Birth of Edo Kabuki 1. Presenting the Past: Edo Kabuki and the Creation of Community Part II. The Beginning of the End of Edo Kabuki: Yotsuya kaidan in 1825 2. Overturning the World: The Treasury of Loyal Retainers and Yotsuya kaidan 3. Shades of Jealousy: The Body of the Female Ghost 4. The End of the World: Figures of the Ubume and the Breakdown of Theater Tradition Part III: The Modern Rebirth of Kabuki 5. Another History: Yotsuya kaidan on Stage and Page Notes Bibliography Index
Synopsis
Satoko Shimazaki revisits three centuries of kabuki theater and its dynamic representations of medieval Japanese tales and tradition, boldly reframing Edo kabuki as a key player in the formation of an early modern urban identity. Challenging the common understanding of kabuki as a subversive entertainment and a threat to shogunal authority, Shimazaki argues that kabuki actually instilled a sense of shared history in Edo's inhabitants, regardless of their class. It did this, she shows, by constantly invoking "worlds," or "sekai," largely derived from medieval military chronicles, and overlaying them onto the present. Shimazaki explores the process by which, as the early modern period drew to a close, nineteenth-century playwrights began dismantling the Edo tradition of "presenting the past" by abandoning their long-standing reliance on the" sekai." She then reveals how, in the 1920s, a new generation of kabuki playwrights, critics, and scholars reinvented the form yet again, "textualizing" kabuki so that it could be pressed into service as a guarantor of national identity, in keeping with the role that the West assigned to theater. Shimazaki's vivid and engaging reinterpretation of kabuki history centers on the popular and widely celebrated ghost play "Tokaido Yotsuya kaidan" ("Ghost Stories at Yotsuya," 1825) by Tsuruya Nanboku. Along the way, she sheds fresh light on the emergence and development of the ubiquitous trope of the vengeful female ghost, linking it to the need to explore new themes at a time when the old samurai worlds were rapidly losing their relevance., Satoko Shimazaki revisits three centuries of kabuki theater, reframing it as a key player in the formation of an early modern urban identity in Edo Japan and exploring the process that resulted in its re-creation in Tokyo as a national theatrical tradition. Challenging the prevailing understanding of early modern kabuki as a subversive entertainment and a threat to shogunal authority, Shimazaki argues that kabuki instilled a sense of shared history in the inhabitants of Edo (present-day Tokyo) by invoking "worlds," or sekai , derived from earlier military tales, and overlaying them onto the present. She then analyzes the profound changes that took place in Edo kabuki toward the end of the early modern period, which witnessed the rise of a new type of character: the vengeful female ghost. Shimazaki's bold reinterpretation of the history of kabuki centers on the popular ghost play Tokaido Yotsuya kaidan ( The Eastern Seaboard Highway Ghost Stories at Yotsuya , 1825) by Tsuruya Nanboku IV. Drawing not only on kabuki scripts but also on a wide range of other sources, from theatrical ephemera and popular fiction to medical and religious texts, she sheds light on the development of the ubiquitous trope of the vengeful female ghost and its illumination of new themes at a time when the samurai world was losing its relevance. She explores in detail the process by which nineteenth-century playwrights began dismantling the Edo tradition of "presenting the past" by abandoning their long-standing reliance on the sekai. She then reveals how, in the 1920s, a new generation of kabuki playwrights, critics, and scholars reinvented the form again, "textualizing" kabuki so that it could be pressed into service as a guarantor of national identity., Satoko Shimazaki revisits three centuries of kabuki theater and its representations of medieval Japanese tales and tradition, reframing Edo kabuki as a key player in the formation of an early modern urban identity. Challenging the common understanding of kabuki as subversive, Shimazaki argues that kabuki instilled a sense of shared history., Satoko Shimazaki revisits three centuries of kabuki theater, reframing it as a key player in the formation of an early modern urban identity in Edo Japan and exploring the process that resulted in its re-creation in Tokyo as a national theatrical tradition. Challenging the prevailing understanding of early modern kabuki as a subversive entertainment and a threat to shogunal authority, Shimazaki argues that kabuki instilled a sense of shared history in the inhabitants of Edo (present-day Tokyo) by invoking -worlds, - or sekai , derived from earlier military tales, and overlaying them onto the present. She then analyzes the profound changes that took place in Edo kabuki toward the end of the early modern period, which witnessed the rise of a new type of character: the vengeful female ghost. Shimazaki's bold reinterpretation of the history of kabuki centers on the popular ghost play Tokaido Yotsuya kaidan ( The Eastern Seaboard Highway Ghost Stories at Yotsuya , 1825) by Tsuruya Nanboku IV. Drawing not only on kabuki scripts but also on a wide range of other sources, from theatrical ephemera and popular fiction to medical and religious texts, she sheds light on the development of the ubiquitous trope of the vengeful female ghost and its illumination of new themes at a time when the samurai world was losing its relevance. She explores in detail the process by which nineteenth-century playwrights began dismantling the Edo tradition of -presenting the past- by abandoning their long-standing reliance on the sekai. She then reveals how, in the 1920s, a new generation of kabuki playwrights, critics, and scholars reinvented the form again, -textualizing- kabuki so that it could be pressed into service as a guarantor of national identity.
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PN2924.5.K3S365 2015
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