Kabuki has been a part of Japanese culture for nearly four
centuries. The plays performed today are generally selected from a
classic repertoire that gradually ceased to develop once Japan
broke the chains of its isolationist policy and began the surge
toward Westernization. The plays largely reflect the values of
feudal Japan, and they portray a world of noble samurai overcoming
evil adversaries, adulterous lovers overcoming their dilemmas
through double suicide, parents sacrificing their children in the
name of loyalty to a superior, and children giving up their lives
for the sake of their parents. Productions typically contain
spectacular sets, elaborate costumes, and colorful makeup. Though
kabuki is so essential to the heritage of Japan, it still remains
largely a beautiful mystery to the West. This reference book is a
comprehensive guide to the fascinating world of kabuki.
An extensive revision and expansion of the 1979 "Kabuki
Encyclopedia," this volume is the most comprehensive guide to
Japan's kabuki theatre in any language other than Japanese. The
present volume includes many new illustrations, a lengthy and
detailed index, thorough cross-referencing, greatly expanded
descriptions of plays, an extensive bibliography of
English-language and Japanese sources, and more than 400 new
entries. A major feature is the inclusion of Japanese characters
for all main entry terms, titles, and names. The entries are
arranged alphabetically, and the volume's appendices include a
chronological table of kabuki history, a list of all major or
formal play titles, a list of all variant or popular titles,
genealogical charts, and a list of all major actors' stage
nicknames "(yago)" currently in use.
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