Chushingura (the Treasury of Loyal Retainers): A Puppet PlayPaperback, 22 April 1971

Chushingura (the Treasury of Loyal Retainers): A Puppet Play
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Part of Series
Translations from the Asian Classics
Part of Series
Translations from the Asian Classics (Paperback)
Print Length
212 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Date Published
22 Apr 1971
ISBN-10
0231035314
ISBN-13
9780231035316

Description

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.

Product Details

Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
22 April 1971
Dimensions:
20.27 x 13.51 x 1.35 cm
Genre:
Asian - Japanese
ISBN-10:
0231035314
ISBN-13:
9780231035316
Language:
English
Location:
New York
Pages:
212
Publisher:
Columbia University Press
Weight:
226.8 gm

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