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Ehon Gappo ga Tsuji: A Kabuki Drama of Unfettered Evil

Ehon Gappo ga Tsuji: A Kabuki Drama of Unfettered Evil Early nineteenth-century Japanese theatre was dominated by the kabuki playwright Tsuruya Nanboku IV, who seized on the fascination with evil and the vendetta in contemporary literature to create a new type of kabuki play. This genre--of which Ehon Gappo ga Tsuji is the finest example--focuses on the role types of the handsome young villain (iroaku) and wicked woman (akuba). http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Asian Theatre Journal University of Hawai'I Press

Ehon Gappo ga Tsuji: A Kabuki Drama of Unfettered Evil

Tsuruya, Nanboku,.
Asian Theatre Journal , Volume 17 (2) – Sep 1, 2000
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Early nineteenth-century Japanese theatre was dominated by the kabuki playwright Tsuruya Nanboku IV, who seized on the fascination with evil and the vendetta in contemporary literature to create a new type of kabuki play. This genre--of which Ehon Gappo ga Tsuji is the finest example--focuses on the role types of the handsome young villain (iroaku) and wicked woman (akuba).

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Asian Theatre Journal – University of Hawai'I Press

Published: Sep 1, 2000

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