Five Modern Noh Plays

A great, ancient art form, brought right up to date by one of Japan's foremost writers

About the author

Born in Tokyo in 1925, Yukio Mishima was a prolific writer of plays, poetry, essays, and novels, many of which are now considered classics. Educated in Japan but deeply influenced by European and Russian literature, he developed a consuming obsession with imperial Japan, its samurai traditions and heroic ideals of beauty, nationalism, and honour, and went on to found an elite right-wing organisation. At the age of 45, Mishima took his own life in a shocking and internationally-reported public event.
Donald Keene (1922-2019) was a prominent scholar and translator of Japanese literature. In 2002, he was awarded one of Japan's highest honors, the title "Person of Cultural Merit" (Bunka Koro-sha), for his distinguished service in the promotion of Japanese literature and culture.

Summary

A great, ancient art form, brought right up to date by one of Japan’s foremost writers

Product details

• Authors: Yukio Mishima
• Assisted by: Donald Keene (Translation), Keene Donald (Translation)
• Publisher: Europa Editions
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2022
• EAN: 9781787702981
• ISBN: 978-1-78770-298-1
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; DRAMA / Asian / Japanese, Theatre Studies