Japanese No drama is one of the great art forms that has fascinated people throughout the world. The late Yukio Mishima, one of Japan's outstanding post-war writers, infused new life into the form by using it for plays that preserve the style and inner spirit of No and are at the same time so modern, so direct, and intelligible that they could, as he suggested, be played on a bench in Central Park. Here are five of his No plays, stunning in their contemporary nature and relevance-and finally made available again for readers to enjoy.
By:
Yukio Mishima Translated by:
Professor Donald Keene Imprint: Vintage U S Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 203mm,
Width: 132mm,
Spine: 13mm
Weight: 198g ISBN:9780307473110 ISBN 10: 0307473112 Series:Vintage International Pages: 198 Publication Date:15 May 2010 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Reviews for Five Modern No Plays
"""Mishima's is a wonderful, astonishing, and frightening creative energy."" —The New York Times Magazine"
