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Six Circles, One Dewdrop: The Religio-Aesthetic World of Komparu Zenchiku
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Six Circles, One Dewdrop: The Religio-Aesthetic World of Komparu Zenchiku
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Arthur H. Thornhill
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| Series | Princeton Legacy Library |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:252 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 152 |
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| Category/Genre | Buddhism |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780691607696
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| Classifications | Dewey:294.3 |
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| Audience | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | | Professional & Vocational | |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Princeton University Press
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| Imprint |
Princeton University Press
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| Publication Date |
21 March 2017 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
Noh drama has long fascinated Westerners by its poetic excellence and its dramatic power. To the student of medieval Japanese culture, however, noh writings, especially dramaturgical treatises, are also of immense value as "monuments" of culture. To uncover the larger patterns of cultural discourse in these theoretical works, Arthur Thornhill prese
Reviews"Thornhill has ... chosen for his subject a collection of texts by dramatists, poets, religious leaders, and thinkers. Based on this complex textual source, Thornhill draws conclusions with important implications for reconsidering the disciplinary categories that currently form both academic study and popular conceptions of Muromachi history and culture."--Journal of Asian Studies
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