Pining Wind: A Cycle of No Plays

Translations of 19 nô and nine kyôgen plays seeking to 'produce English poetry which reproduces the texture of the Japanese' . . . an experiment in translating the 'untranslatable' word play which provides so much of the effect of nô in the original. --Journal of the Association of Teachers of Japanese

Author: Royall Tyler
Publisher: Cornell University - Cornell East Asia Series
Published: 03/31/2010
Pages: 198
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.40w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9780939657179

About the Author

Royall Tyler is the most recent translator of The Tale of Genji (Penguin, 2001). He lives in Australia.