Edo Kabuki in Transition: From the Worlds of the Samurai to the Vengeful Female Ghost

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Satoko Shimazaki Revisits Three Centuries Of Kabuki Theater And Its Representations Of Medieval Japanese Tales And Tradition, Reframing Edo Kabuki As A Key Player In The Formation Of An Early Modern Urban Identity. Challenging The Common Understanding Of Kabuki As Subversive, Shimazaki Argues That Kabuki Instilled A Sense Of Shared History.

Name in long format: Edo Kabuki in Transition: From the Worlds of the Samurai to the Vengeful Female Ghost
ISBN-10: 0231172265
ISBN-13: 9780231172264
Book pages: 392
Book language: en
Edition: Illustrated
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Dimensions: Height: 9 Inches, Length: 6 Inches, Weight: 1 Pounds, Width: 1 Inches