The Puppet Theatre of Japan

Description

Includes index Preface to the new edition -- The cradle of the puppet theatre -- The heyday of the puppet -- The masters of the puppets: The puppeteers. The narrator. The samisen player -- The puppet stage -- The anatomy of a puppet -- The plays of the puppet theatre -- Ten puppet plays described: Yoshidaya. Numazu. Horikawa. Tsubosaka. Hinomi. Kagamijishi. Domomata. Sendai Hagi. Gappo. Yari no Gonza Kasane Katabira -- Glossary of puppet theatre terms A detailed introduction to the Bunraku or Japanese puppet theatre where large stringless dolls are manipulated by up to three puppeteers before an audience