Japanese Theater

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Table of Contents: / Foreword, by Joshua Logan, p.V / Preface, p.IX / I. Historical Introduction to Japanese Theatre, p.3 / 1. Legendary Origin of Japanese Theatre, p.3 / 2. Early Dance No. 1 Kagura, p.5 / 3. Early Dance No. 2 Gigaku, p.5 / 4. Early Dance No. 3 Bugaku, p.7 / 5. Early Dances Nos. 4 & 5 Dengaku and Sarugaku, p.11 / 6. Noh - The Classical Lyric Drama of Japan, p.14 / 7. Noh's Import, p.22 / 8. Kyogen Comic Interludes, p.26 / 9. Musical Story-telling, Forerunner of Bunraku, p.28 / 10. Bunraku, the Puppet Theatre, p.31 / II. Kabuki--Japan's Popular Theatre, p.37 / 1. Meaning of the word, Kabuki, p.37 / 2. Origin of Kabuki, p.39 / 3. Pleasure Woman's Kabuki, p.43 / 4. Young Man's Kabuki, p.45 / 5. Men's Kabuki, p.49 / III. Genroku Theatre, p.53 / 1. Genroku Era, p.53 / 2. Osaka (Kyoto) Theatre, p.59 / 3. Edo Kabuki. p.73 / 4. Return to the Puppets, p.92 / 5. Post-Genroku Kabuki, p.122 / IV. Contribution of Historical Kabuki to Present Day Kabuki , p.131 / 1. Role-types, p.131 / 2. Actors, p.138 / 3. The Stage, p.144 / 4. Plots, p.147 / 5. The Major "Scenes of Emphasis'", p.151 / 6. Types of Drama Forms, p.161 / V. The Esthetics of Kabuki, p.177 / 1. Color, p.179 / 2. Motion, p.186 / 3. Reality versus Unreality, p.192 / VI. Meiji Era Theatre, p.201 / 1. Political Drama", p.208 / 2. Shinsei Shimpa, p.211 / 3. Growth of the Modern Theatre, p.212 / VII. The Theatre Today, p.217 / 1. The State of Classical Theatres, p.217 / 2. The State of Modern Theatre, p.222 / APPENDIX / Three Translations of Kabuki Plays, p.235 / The Monstrous Spider (Tsuchigumo) (adapted from Noh), p.236 / Gappo and His Daughter Tsuji (Gappo ga Tsuji) (adapted from the Puppet Theatre), p.245 / Sukeroku (Sukeroku Yukari Edo Zakura) (an aragoto play from the "18 Favorites" of the Ichikawa Family), p.255 / Index, p.281