{"product_id":"the-japanese-theatre-from-shamanistic-ritual-to-contemporary-pluralism-revised-edition-9780691043333","title":"The Japanese Theatre: From Shamanistic Ritual to Contemporary Pluralism - Revised Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eWidely recognized as the standard history of Japanese theatre for Western readers, this work by Benito Ortolani is now available for the first time in paperback. From ancient folk and ritual performances to modern dance theatre, it provides concise summaries about each major theatrical form, situating the genre in its particular social, political, and cultural contexts and integrating a vast array of detail on such topics as staging, costuming, masks and properties, repertory, acting techniques, and noteworthy actors. Complete with illustrations and an extensive bibliography, this book serves undergraduates and specialists both as a reference and as a cultural history of Japan seen from the perspective of the performing arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Benito Ortolani\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/09\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.10w x 1.03d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691043333\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBenito Ortolani\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Theatre at Brooklyn College and at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. An internationally known authority on Japanese theatre, he is also the founder and editor of the yearly \u003ci\u003eInternational Bibliography of Theatre\u003c\/i\u003e and the editor of \u003ci\u003ePirandello's Love Letters to Marta Abba\u003c\/i\u003e (Princeton).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40087122411635,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_5f979898-5cf0-4b47-bfb7-d5e0c4651cc5.jpg?v=1652538202","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-japanese-theatre-from-shamanistic-ritual-to-contemporary-pluralism-revised-edition-9780691043333","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}