Description |
1 online resource (466 pages) : illustrations |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
Description |
text file |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
Contents |
Cover; Half title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Notes on the Translation; Introduction; Sansho Dayu; Karukaya; Shintokumaru; Oguri; Sayohime; Aigo-no-waka; Amida's Riven Breast; Goo-no-hime; Appendix 1. Major Sekkyo Chanters; Appendix 2. Works in This Volume; Glossary; Bibliography. |
Summary |
As works of Buddhist fiction, these texts relate the histories and miracles of particular buddhas, bodhisattvas, and local deities. Many of their protagonists have become recognizable cultural icons through their representation in later works of Japanese drama, fiction, and film. The collection includes such sekkyo "sermon-ballad" classics as Sansho Dayu, Karukaya, and Oguri, as well as the "old joruri" plays Goo-no-hime and Amida's Riven Breast. R. Keller Kimbrough provides a critical introduction to each vibrant performance genre, emphasizing the role of seventeenth-century publishing. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Sekkyō jōruri.
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Sekkyō jōruri. |
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Buddhist literature, Japanese -- Translations into English.
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Buddhist literature, Japanese. |
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Puppet plays, Japanese -- History and criticism.
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Puppet plays, Japanese. |
Chronological Term |
1600 - 1868 |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Translations.
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Added Author |
Kimbrough, R. Keller, 1968-
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Other Form: |
Print version: Kimbrough, R. Keller. Wondrous Brutal Fictions : Eight Buddhist Tales from the Early Japanese Puppet Theater. New York : Columbia University Press, ©2013 9780231146586 |
ISBN |
9780231518338 (electronic book) |
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0231518331 (electronic book) |
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