This volume is the first work in either English or Japanese to offer a comprehensive explanation and analysis of the principles of the Noh theatre. The book pai

The Noh plays of Japan have been compared to the greatest of Greek tragedies for their evocative, powerful poetry and splendor of emotional intensity.

The japanese Noh drama by the Master Zeami Motokiyo about the Buddhist priest Rensei and the warrior of the Taira Clan Atsumori. The story of redention of the w

This is the first full-length study of Zeami Motokiyo (1363–1443), generally recognized as the greatest playwright of Japan's classical Noh theater. The book b

This is a description of how memories of the past become traditions, as well as the role of these traditions in the institutional development of the noh theater