On the Art of the No Drama : : The Major Treatises of Zeami / / ed. by Masakazu Yamazaki.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Archive (pre 2000) eBook Package
• MitwirkendeR: Chappell, Wallace,; Masakazu, Yamazaki,; Motoyoshi, Hata No,; Rimer, J. Thomas,
• TeilnehmendeR: Rimer, J. Thomas.
• HerausgeberIn: Yamazaki, Masakazu,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2020]; ©1984
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English
• Series: Princeton Library of Asian Translations ; 158
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (360 p.)

This annotated translation is the first systematic rendering into any Western language of the nine major treatises on the art of the Japanese No theater by Zeami Motokivo (1363-1443). Zeami, who transformed the No from a country entertainment into a vehicle for profound theatrical and philosophical experience, was a brilliant actor himself, and his treatises touch on every aspect of the theater of his time. His theories, mixing philosophical and practical insights, often seem strikingly contemporary. Since their discovery early in this century. these secret treatises have been considered among the most valuable and representative documents in the history of Japanese aesthetics. They discuss subjects from the art of the playwright to the reciprocal nature of the relationship between performer and audience.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- A Note to the Reader -- The Background of Zeami's Treatises -- The Aesthetics of Ambiguity: The Artistic Theories of Zeami -- Texts Used for the Translations -- Notes on the Treatises -- The Nine Treatises -- Teachings on Style and the Flower (Fūshikaden) -- The True Path to the Flower (Shikadō) -- A Mirror Held to the Flower (Kakyō) -- Disciplines for the Joy of Art (Yūgaku shūdō fūken) -- Notes on the Nine Levels (Kyūi) -- Finding Gems and Gaining the Flower (Shūgyoku tokka) -- The Three Elements in Composing a Play (Sandō or Nōsakusho) -- Learning the Way (Shūdōsho) -- An Account of Zeami's Reflections on Art (Sarugaku dangi) -- Glossaries -- 1. ENGLISH-JAPANESE GLOSSARY -- 2. JAPANESE-ENGLISH GLOSSARY -- 3. IMPORTANT PERSONS MENTIONED IN THE TEXT -- 4. LIST OF PLAYS AND ENTERTAINMENTS MENTIONED IN THE TEXT -- Selected Bibliography in Western Languages -- Index