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02451aam a2200445Ii 4500 001 2CD2A69AC43111EB854196005EECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20210603010026 008 210416t20212021ja a 000 0 eng d 010 $a 2020436496 020 $a 4866581786 020 $a 9784866581781 024 30 $a 1920074022007 035 $a (OCoLC)1246309892 040 $a VVC $b eng $e rda $c VVC $d OCLCO $d VVC $d ABJ $d DLC $d OCLCF $d KMS $d IWA $d SILO 041 1 $a eng $h jpn 043 $a a-ja--- 050 4 $a PL735 Y37x 2021 100 1 $6 880-01 $a Yasuda, Noboru, $d 1956- $e author. 264 1 $a Tokyo : $b Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture, $c 2021 880 1 $6 100-01 $a å®ç°ç», $d 1956- $e author. 240 10 $6 880-02 $a NoÌ. $l English. 880 10 $6 240-02 $a è½. $l English. 245 10 $a Noh as living art : $b inside Japan's oldest theatrical tradition / $c Yasuda Noboru ; translated by Kawamoto Nozomu. 250 $a First English edition. 300 $a xiii, 103 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 22 cm 490 0 $a Japan Library 520 $a Noh is recognized as one of the oldest and greatest theatrical traditions in the world. Embraced by the samurai elite some 650 years ago, it ultimately permeated every level of Japanese society through the vehicle of utai (noh singing) and inspired generations of writers and scholars in Japan and around the world. What accounts for noh's enduring vitality? What does this austerely beautiful, understated art form have to offer a digitalized society awash in instant entertainment? The author, a noh actor, answers these and other questions in this uniquely personal and accessible introduction to noh as living art. -- $c From publisher's description. 505 0 $a Keys to Noh's enduring relevance -- Mythical origins to feudal transformation -- Edo period to the present -- Form and function -- The genius of Zeami -- Noh and the tapestry of Japanese literature -- Engaging the imagination -- Why study Noh? -- Appendix. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references. 650 0 $a NoÌ. 650 0 $a Performing arts $z Japan. 700 1 $a Kawamoto, Nozomu, $e translator 830 0 $a Japan library (Shuppan Bunka SangyoÌ ShinkoÌ Zaidan) 941 $a 3 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231117012202.0 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20231020031310.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20210707012129.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=2CD2A69AC43111EB854196005EECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search