The targeted readership of this book includes language instructors, language educators, and administrators of college-level Chinese and Japanese language programs, as well as area studies faculty members interested in collaboration with language faculty to engage students in interdisciplinary learning. Language educators in other Category IV languages will also benefit from this book, given the shared learner needs and challenges in their respective languages. Similarly, we believe the interpretation and implementation of the transdisciplinary approach to SLA in this volume will provide inspiration for educators and pedagogy researchers of all languages, especially those with limited exposure to innovative SLA approaches. The book provides suggestions for transforming from a conventional "language-literature" model to an "area-studies" model where language education is part of the integrative curriculum including humanities, STEM, and business courses. This book will also have appeal to international readers, as an increasing number of college-level Chinese and Japanese language courses have been offered around the world in recent years. The approach discussed in the book will highlight international collaboration with faculty located in China and Japan and, therefore, will be appealing to educators in China and Japan who are interested or already engaged in online or offline intercultural collaboration teaching.

The targeted readership of this book includes language instructors, language educators, and administrators of college-level Chinese and Japanese language programs, as well as area studies faculty members interested in collaboration with language faculty to engage students in interdisciplinary learning. Language educators in other Category IV languages will also benefit from this book, given the shared learner needs and challenges in their respective languages. Similarly, we believe the interpretation and implementation of the transdisciplinary approach to SLA in this volume will provide inspiration for educators and pedagogy researchers of all languages, especially those with limited exposure to innovative SLA approaches. The book provides suggestions for transforming from a conventional "language-literature" model to an "area-studies" model where language education is part of the integrative curriculum including humanities, STEM, and business courses. This book will also have appeal to international readers, as an increasing number of college-level Chinese and Japanese language courses have been offered around the world in recent years. The approach discussed in the book will highlight international collaboration with faculty located in China and Japan and, therefore, will be appealing to educators in China and Japan who are interested or already engaged in online or offline intercultural collaboration teaching.

Chikamatsu Monzaemon (1653-1725), often referred to as "Japan's Shakespeare" and a "god of writers," was arguably the most famous playwright in Japanese history and wrote more than 100 plays for the kabuki and bunraku theaters. Today, the plays of this major literary figure are performed on kabuki and bunraku stages as well as in the modern theater, and forty-nine films of his plays have been made, thirty-one of them from the silent era.

Translations of Chikamatsu's plays are available, but we have few examples of his late work, in which he increasingly incorporated stylistic elements of his shorter, contemporary dramas into his longer period pieces. Translator C. Andrew Gerstle argues that in these mature history plays, Chikamatsu depicted the tension between the private and public spheres of society by combining the rich character development of his contemporary pieces with the larger political themes of his period pieces.

In this volume Gerstle translates five plays -- four histories and one contemporary piece -- never before available in English that complement other collections of Chikamatsu's work, revealing new dimensions to the work of this great Japanese playwright and artist.

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Chikamatsu Monzaemon (1653-1725), often referred to as "Japan's Shakespeare" and a "god of writers," was arguably the most famous playwright in Japanese history and wrote more than 100 plays for the kabuki and bunraku theaters. Today, the plays of this major literary figure are performed on kabuki and bunraku stages as well as in the modern theater, and forty-nine films of his plays have been made, thirty-one of them from the silent era.

Translations of Chikamatsu's plays are available, but we have few examples of his late work, in which he increasingly incorporated stylistic elements of his shorter, contemporary dramas into his longer period pieces. Translator C. Andrew Gerstle argues that in these mature history plays, Chikamatsu depicted the tension between the private and public spheres of society by combining the rich character development of his contemporary pieces with the larger political themes of his period pieces.

In this volume Gerstle translates five plays -- four histories and one contemporary piece -- never before available in English that complement other collections of Chikamatsu's work, revealing new dimensions to the work of this great Japanese playwright and artist.

Chikamatsu Monzaemon (1653-1725) wrote some 130 plays, chiefly for the puppet theater, many of which are still performed today by puppet operators and Kabuki actors. Chikamatsu is thought to have written the first major tragedies about the common man. This edition of four of his most important plays includes three popular domestic dramas and one history play.Chikamatsu's domestic dramas are accurate reflections of Japanese society at the time: his characters are samurai, farmers, merchants, and prostitutes who speak colloquially, and who people the shops, streets, teahouses, and brothels that consituted their daily environment. The heroes and heroines of theses plays gain their tragic stature from their conflict with society. "The Love Suicides at Sonezaki" and "The Love Suicides at Amijima" became so popular that they initiated a vouge for love suicides, both in life and onstage.Donald Keene's translation of the original text is presented here with an introduction and a new preface to aid readers in their comprehension and enjoyment of the plays.

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.