The Return of the Gods - Japanese Drama and Culture in the 1960s (Paperback, Photo-Reprint ed.)

First published in 1988 and now available in a photo-reprint paperback edition, this book provides an important perspective on the theatre, culture, and politics of Japan in the 1960s. It contains translations of five plays representative of the period, with analytical commentary by a leading authority on postwar Japanese drama. The author's central thesis is that the 1960 demonstrations against the renewal of the U.S.-Japan Mutual Security Treaty was a major turning point in Japanese intellectual life, one characterized by disillusionment with the old left and the legacy of prewar left-wing formulations and by a quest for an alternative to the dominant Hegelian-Marxist system. The book argues that the 1960s were a period of eschatological reflection in which profound questions about ultimate ends were being asked.

General

Imprint:	Cornell University East Asia Program
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2010
First published:	2003
Authors:	David G. Goodman
Dimensions:	210 x 133 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade / Trade
Pages:	380
Edition:	Photo-Reprint ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-885445-16-2
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Theatre, drama > General
LSN:	1-885445-16-4
Barcode:	9781885445162

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