{"product_id":"9781462900527","title":"Japanese Plays: Classic Noh, Kyogen and Kabuki Works","description":"\u003cb\u003eClassic Noh, Kyogen and Kabuki Works\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNothing reflects the beauty of life as much as Japanese theater. It is here that reality is held suspended and emptiness can fill the mind with words, music, dance, and mysticism. A.L. Sadler translates the mysteries of Noh, Kyogen, and Kabuki in his groundbreaking book, \u003ci\u003eJapanese Plays\u003c\/i\u003e. A seminal classic in its time, it provides a cross-section of Japanese theater that gives the reader a sampler of its beauty and power.\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe power of Noh is in its ability to create an iconic world that represents the attributes that the Japanese hold in highest esteem: family, patriotism, and honor.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKyogen plays provide comic relief  often times performed between the serious and stoic Noh plays. Similarly, Sadler's translated Kyogen pieces are layered between the Noh and the Kabuki plays.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Kabuki plays were the theater of the common people of Japan. The course of time has given them the patina of folk art making them precious cultural relics of Japan. Sadler selected these pieces for translation because of their lighter subject matter and relatively upbeat endings—ideal for a western readership. More linear in their telling and pedestrian in the lessons learned these plays show the difficulties of being in love when a society is bent on conformity and paternal rule.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eThe end result found in \u003ci\u003eJapanese Plays\u003c\/i\u003e is a wonderful selection of classic Japanese dramatic literature sure to enlighten and delight.","brand":"Tuttle Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47165059236080,"sku":"9781462900527","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781462900527_p0.jpg?v=1763679822","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781462900527","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}