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Book Title
Chushingura (the Treasury of Loyal Retainers): A Puppet Play
Publication Date
1971-04-22
Pages
212
ISBN
9780231035316
Subject Area
Drama, Performing Arts
Publication Name
Chushingura (The Treasury of Loyal Retainers) : a Puppet Play
Item Length
8 in
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Subject
Puppets & Puppetry, Asian / Japanese
Series
Translations from the Asian Classics Ser.
Publication Year
1971
Type
Textbook
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.5 in
Author
Donald Keene
Item Width
5.2 in
Item Weight
9.1 Oz
Number of Pages
183 Pages

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Chushingura (The Treasury of Loyal Retainers), also known as the story of the Forty-Six (or Forty-Seven) Ronin, is the most famous and perenially popular of all Japanese dramas. Written around 1748 as a puppet play, it is now better know in Kabuki performances. In the twentieth century, cinema and television versions have been equally successful. Donald Keene here presents a complete translation of the original text, with notes and an introduction that increase the reader's comprehension and enjoyment of the play. The introduction also elucidates the idea of loyalty. This traditional virtue, as exemplified in Chushingura, has never completely lost its hold on audiences, in spite of twentieth-century changes in Japanese society and moral ideas. Moreover, as Professor Keene points out, the excitement, color and violence expressed in the play may be considered the counterpoint to the austere restraint and understatement which are more commonly thought to be "traditionally" Japanese.

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Publisher
Columbia University Press
ISBN-10
0231035314
ISBN-13
9780231035316
eBay Product ID (ePID)
109182

Product Key Features

Author
Donald Keene
Publication Name
Chushingura (The Treasury of Loyal Retainers) : a Puppet Play
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Puppets & Puppetry, Asian / Japanese
Series
Translations from the Asian Classics Ser.
Publication Year
1971
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Drama, Performing Arts
Number of Pages
183 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
8 in
Item Height
0.5 in
Item Width
5.2 in
Item Weight
9.1 Oz

Additional Product Features

LCCN
78-142283
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Lc Classification Number
Pl793.4
Grade from
College Graduate Student
Reviews
"Through his graceful, resourceful translations and his elegant, exhaustive scholarly books, [Keene] is almost single-handedly responsible for the current popularity of Japanese literature in English-speaking countries." -- The New Yorker, Through his graceful, resourceful translations and his elegant, exhaustive scholarly books, [Keene] is almost single-handedly responsible for the current popularity of Japanese literature in English-speaking countries.
Copyright Date
1971
Dewey Decimal
895.6/232
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes

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