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The Artistry of Aeschylus and Zeami: A Comparative Study of Greek Tragedy and No
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Full Title:
The Artistry of Aeschylus and Zeami: A Comparative Study of Greek Tragedy and No
Contributors:
By (Author) Mae J. Smethurst
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
23rd September 2014
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Dewey:
882.01
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
356
Dimensions:
Width 152mm, Height 229mm
Weight:
482g
Description
By means of a cross-cultural analysis of selected examples of early Japanese and early Greek drama, Mae Smethurst enhances our appreciation of each form. While using the methods of a classicist to increase our understanding of no as literary texts, she also demonstrates that the fifteenth-century treatises of Zeami--an important playwright, actor,
