Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-247) and index.
Contents:
Fundamentals : invitation to labyrinths of gendering. Introduction : a labyrinth of onnagata -- Geneses of a maze : androgyne fatale -- Femininity inside out : onnagata who pass. Denial of transience : forfeiting the androgynous charm -- Prescription for femininity : onnagata who pass -- Canonization : creating onnagata traditions -- Femininity in circulation : texts in kabuki, kabuki in texts -- Marginalized centers : bodies and personnel. Naturally disciplined : moving real on procrustean beds -- Female onnagata in the porous labyrinth : the enunciated femininity and the enunciating masculinity -- Origins of onnagata : modern reformation. Toward contemporary onnagata : art in their blood -- Epilogue : the journey continues.
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