Chushingura - Treasury of Loyal Retainers

Klappentext Chushingura (The Treasury of Loyal Retainers)! also known as the story of the Forty-Six (or Forty-Seven) Ronin! is the most famous and perennially popular of all Japanese dramas. Written around 1748 as a puppet play! it is now better known through Kabuki theater performances.Donald Keene's translation of the original text is presented here with a new preface and an introduction and notes to aid readers in their comprehension and enjoyment of the play. Zusammenfassung Chushingura (The Treasury of Loyal Retainers)! also known as the story of the Forty-Six (or Forty-Seven) Ronin! is the most famous and perennially popular of all Japanese dramas. Written in the eighteenth century as a puppet play! it is now best known through Kabuki theater performances.This edition includes a new preface! introduction! and notes.

Product details

• Authors: etc., Donald Keene, Izumo Takeda, Takeda Izumo
• Assisted by: Donald Keene (Translation), Keene Donald (Translation), Donald McMillan (Translation)
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.07.1971
• EAN: 9780231035316
• ISBN: 978-0-231-03531-6
• No. of pages: 183
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 205 mm x 15 mm
• Series: Translations from the Asian Classics; Translations from the Asian Classics
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Fiction > Poetry, drama > Drama; DRAMA / General, Plays, Playscripts, Plays, playscripts, drama