Although he has been touted as Japan's finest prewar playwright, few of Kishida Kunio's works have been translated into English.
About the Author: David Goodman (1946-2011) is the translator of After Apocalypse: Four Japanese Plays of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, editor-translator of Land of Volcanic Ash; and author of Japanese Drama and Culture in the 1960s.
182 Pages
Performing Arts, Theater
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Book Synopsis
Although he has been touted as Japan's finest prewar playwright, few of Kishida Kunio's works have been translated into English. This volume brings together for the first time representative plays that span the entire course of Kishida's career, including in this expanded edition, a new translation of his maiden work, Autumn in the Tyrols. The plays collected in this anthology are the ones critics have regarded as Kishida's best and that the dramatist himself preferred. An introductory essay by the editor relates Kishida's work to his personal psychology and his historical environment and discusses the controversy that has surrounded him for his collaboration with military authorities during World War II.
About the Author
David Goodman (1946-2011) is the translator of After Apocalypse: Four Japanese Plays of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, editor-translator of Land of Volcanic Ash; and author of Japanese Drama and Culture in the 1960s. He was Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Dimensions (Overall): 6.3 Inches (H) x 8.6 Inches (W) x .5 Inches (D)
Weight: .6 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 182
Genre: Performing Arts
Sub-Genre: Theater
Publisher: Cornell East Asia Series
Theme: Playwriting
Format: Paperback
Author: Kunio Kishida
Language: English
Street Date: March 31, 2010
TCIN: 1008939871
UPC: 9781885445513
Item Number (DPCI): 247-26-4296
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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