| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 256 pages) |
| Contents |
Fundamentals: invitation to labyrinths of gendering -- Introduction: a labyrinth of onnagata -- Geneses of a maze: androgyne fatale -- Femininity inside out: onnagata who pass -- Denial of transience: forfeiting the androgynous charm -- Prescription for femininity: onnagata who pass -- Canonization: creating onnagata traditions -- Femininity in circulation: texts in kabuki, kabuki in texts -- Marginalized centers: bodies and personnel -- Naturally disciplined: moving real on procrustean beds -- Female onnagata in the porous labyrinth: the enunciated femininity and the enunciating masculinity -- Origins of onnagata: modern reformation -- Toward contemporary onnagata: art in their blood -- Epilogue: the journey continues |
| Summary |
"Kabuki is well known for its exaggerated acting, flamboyant costumes and makeup, and unnatural storylines. The onnagata, usually male actors who perform the roles of women, have been an important aspect of kabuki since its beginnings in the 17th century. In a "labyrinth" of gendering, the practice of men playing women's roles has affected the manifestations of femininity in Japanese society. In this case study of how gender has been defined and redefined through the centuries, Maki Isaka examines how the onnagata's theatrical gender "impersonation" has shaped the concept and mechanisms of femininity and gender construction in Japan. The implications of the study go well beyond disciplinary and geographic cloisters."-- Amazon.com |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Kabuki -- History
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Actors -- Japan -- History
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Female impersonators -- Japan -- History
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Theater -- General.
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HISTORY -- Asia -- Japan.
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Actors
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Female impersonators
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Kabuki
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Kabuki
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Frauenrolle Theater
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Weiblichkeit
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Geschlechterrolle
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Japan
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780295806242 |
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0295806249 |
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