On the art of the nō drama : the major treatises of Zeami /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zeami, 1363-1443
Other Authors: Rimer, J. Thomas, Yamazaki, Masakazu, 1934-2020
Format: Book
Language:English
Japanese
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©1984.
Series:Princeton library of Asian translations
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Table of Contents:
  • The background of Zeami's treatises / J. Thomas Rimer
  • The aesthetics of ambiguity: the artistic theories of Zeami / Yamazak Masakazu
  • Texts used for the translations
  • Notes on the treatises
  • Teachings on style and the flower(Fūshikaden)
  • The true path to the flower(Shikadō)
  • A mirror held to the flower (Kakyō)
  • Disciplines for the joy of art(Yūgaku shūdo fūken)
  • Notes on the nine levels(Kyūi)
  • Finding gems and gaining the flower(Shūgyoku tokka)
  • The three elements in composing a play(Sandō or Nōsakusho)
  • Learning the way(Shūdōsho)
  • An account of Zeami's reflections on art(Sarugaku dangi)
  • Glossaries. English-Japanese glossary ; Japanese-English glossary ; Important persons mentioned in the text ; List of plays and entertainments mentioned in the text.