Visioning Eternity: Aesthetics, Politics, and History in the Early Modern Noh Theater

In one of the more remarkable public events of the Tokugawa world, the shogun responded to a deepening crisis in 1840s by sponsoring a huge, "once-in-a-generation" noh performance--the largest performance ever held.This is the first Western language book on Edo period noh and its use by the shogun, an essential addition to the scholarship in Japanese theater and the cultural history of early modern Japan.

Author: Thomas D. Looser
Publisher: Cornell East Asia Series
Published: 03/31/2010
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9781933947389
ISBN10: 1933947381
BISAC Categories:
- Performing Arts | Theater | History & Criticism
- Literary Criticism | Drama
- History | Asia | Korea

About the Author

Thomas D. Looser is Associate Professor of Japanese Studies at New York University.