The Bunraku puppet theatre of Japan : honor, vengeance, and love in four plays of the 18th and 19th centuries / translated and annotated by Stanleigh H. Jones
The Genji vanguard in Ōmi Province -- Mount Imo and Mount Se : precepts for women -- Vengeance at Iga Pass -- The true tale of Asagao
Summary
The plays presented here were first performed between 1769 and 1832, a time when the Japanese puppet theatre known as Bunraku was beginning to lose its pre-eminence to Kabuki. During this period, however, several important puppet plays were created that went on to become standards in both the Bunraku and Kabuki repertoires; three of the plays in this volume achieved this level of importance
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-303)
