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Informationen zum Autor By Leo Shingchi Yip Klappentext This bookis a comprehensive study of Chinese figures and motifs in medieval Japanese noh theater. It explores the images of China and their implications constructed in the so-called "karagoto-mono"(Chinese plays) that reflect the artistic preferences, as well as the cultural and sociopolitical sentiments towards China held by Muromachi noh artists and audiences. Zusammenfassung This book is a comprehensive study of Chinese figures and motifs in medieval Japanese noh theater. It explores the images of China and their implications constructed in the so-called "karagoto-mono" (Chinese plays) that reflect the artistic preferences! as well as the cultural and sociopolitical sentiments towards China held by Muromachi noh artists and audiences. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction - Locating China in Noh: The Evolving Dynamics of the Other and the SelfChapter 1 - The "Auspicious Other": Celebrating with Chinese Deities in Sei¿bo, T¿b¿saku, and Tsurukame Chapter 2 - The "Sympathized Other" and the "Distanced Self": Recasting Legendary Chinese Beauties in Sh¿kun and Y¿kihi Chapter 3 - The "Exotic Other": The Spectacular China in Shakky¿ and Ry¿koChapter 4 - The "Destructive Other": Threats from China in Haku Rakuten and ZegaiChapter 5 - The "Harmonious Other" and the "United Self": The Socially and Religiously Unified Chinese in Sansh¿ and T¿senConclusion - Reinterpreting China, Reinventing China
