To Hallow Genji: A Tribute to Noh
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| Rating | : | 4.24 (903 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1484948769 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 328 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-02 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
noh translations must beautiful translations by a sensitive soul. A Treasure D. J Penick Elegant translations of some very unusual Noh plays not in the standard repertoire, and beautifully written essays on some out of the way topics combine to illuminate the wider Japanese culture. Royall Tyler is one of the great scholar-translators of our time, and this book upholds the superb standards
. This is his fourth book of Noh translations. He has translated such major classical Japanese works as The Tale of Genji and The Tale of the Heike. About the Author Royall Tyler graduated from Harvard in 1957, received a doctorate from Columbia in 1977, and retired from the Australian National University in 2000
Royall Tyler graduated from Harvard in 1957, received a doctorate from Columbia in 1977, and retired from the Australian National University in 2000. This is his fourth book of Noh translations. He has translated such major classical Japanese works as The Tale of Genji and The Tale of the Heike.
The eighteen are Genji kuyo, Akoya no matsu, Funabashi, Furu, Genjo, Hakozaki, Higaki, Kuzu, Matsura Sayohime, Naniwa, Nishikigi, Nomori, Saoyama, Tadatsu no Saemon, Togan Boto, Toru, Tsunemasa, and Unoha. This tribute to the Noh theater includes eighteen plays and four essays. Among the plays are five non-repertoire that survive in Zeami's own hand. The essays are entitled "The Sword of Furu," "Matsukaze and the Music of the Biwa," "The Jewel of Shidoji," and "A Note on the Theme of Wholeness and Rupture."