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Translations from the Asian Classics Ser.: Sugawara and the Secrets of Calligraphy by Stanleigh Jones Jr. (1985, Hardcover)

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Number of Pages: 288. Author: Jones, Stanleigh (Translator). Weight: 1.03 lbs. Publication Date: 1985-03-06. Publisher: Columbia University Press.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherColumbia University Press

ISBN-100231059744

ISBN-139780231059749

eBay Product ID (ePID)101726

Product Key Features

Number of Pages288 Pages

Publication NameSugawara and the Secrets of Calligraphy

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1985

SubjectAsian / General, Asian / Japanese, Ancient & Classical

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Drama

AuthorStanleigh Jones Jr.

SeriesTranslations from the Asian Classics Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.1 in

Item Weight16.2 Oz

Item Length0.8 in

Item Width0.6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN84-015550

Dewey Edition19

ReviewsMore than readable and accurate... the reader can even sense the different linguistic appeals that the narrative and dialogue portions of the play have for Japanese readers and spectators., This slim paperback volume is ideal for inclusion in survey courses of Japanese literature and culture or world theatre. I cannot imagine anyone producing a better translation of this classic work., Jones's Sugawara... reveals a rare love and understanding of the bunraku puppet theatre, coupled with careful scholarship and an imaginative realization of the author's aims.

Grade FromCollege Graduate Student

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal895.6/23

Table Of ContentAcknowledgments Introduction Dramatic Personae Prologue Act I Scene 1. The Imperial Palace Scene 2. The Bank of the Kamo River Scene 3. The Transmission of the Secrets Scene 4. Before the Gate Act II Scene 1. The Journey--Sweet Words Exchanged Scene 2. Yasui Beach: Awaiting the Tide Scene 3. The Chastising Scene 4. The Crowing of the Cock Scene 5. Sugawara's Farewell Act III Scene 1. Tearing the Carriage Apart Scene 2. Sata Village Act IV Scene 1. Mount Tenpai Scene 2. North Saga Village Scene 3. The Village School Act V Scene 1. Tumult in the Palace A Note on the Puppets Bibliography

SynopsisSugawara and the Secrets of Calligraphy is a classic play from Japan's golden age of puppet theater. Written in the eighteenth century, it tells the tale of Sugawara no Michizane, a wronged scholar-official who, in death, joins the Shinto pantheon as a nurturer of scholarship and calligraphy. The story recounts Sugawara's entanglement with the powerful Fujiwara family, who accuse Sugawara of plotting against the emperor, resulting in his exile and death in 903. After a series of misfortunes befall those who conspired against him, Sugawara's enemies appease his spirit through deification. Sugawara and the Secrets of Calligraphy centers on three archetypical brothers and their wives. Their fates unfold against the intrigues surrounding Sugawara and his foes, which reflect the cultural values of the Edo period woven into a stylized past. This annotated translation by Stanleigh H. Jones Jr. replicates the play's poetic and idiomatic language and its original mix of register while also clarifying the drama's complex story and dialogue for students of Japanese literature and drama. An introduction situates the play within its eighteenth-century context and ninth-century setting and describes the relationship between bunraku puppet theater and kabuki. A unique illustrated appendix delves into the construction of puppets and the art of puppetry., A complete translation of a major Japanese puppet drama written in 1746, with an investigation into the play's many authors and the use of bunraku puppets.

LC Classification NumberPL795.S84E5 1985