BOOKS by Andrew Gerstle

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1	Chikamatsu: Five Late Plays more books like this by Professor C Andrew Gerstle, Monzaemon Chikamatsu 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 ... see all copies from $6.30! new only from $6.33!
2	Circles of Fantasy: Convention in the Plays of Chikamatsu more books like this by C. Andrew Gerstle The vibrant merchant culture of Tokugawa Japan gave rise to many new forms of art, none more fascinating than the puppet theater, Joruri, created chiefly by Chikamatsu Monzaemon, the foremost playwright of popular Japanese drama. In this analysis of Chikamatsu's artistry, Dr. Gerstle focuses on features hitherto neglected by Western scholars the ... see all copies from $21.98! new only from $47.00! \| first editions
3	Rediscovering Basho more books like this by Stephen Henry Gill (Editor), Andrew Gerstle (Editor) A book both for devotees of the great wandering poet Basho as well as those looking for an introduction and insight into one of Japan's great folk heroes. Basho is famous for the Haiku (3-line, 17-syllable) poetry he wrote during his many pilgrimages to different parts of Japan, the most famous collection being entitled "Narrow Road to a Far ... see all copies from $26.51! new only from $47.85!
4	Recovering the Orient: Artists, Scholars, Appropriations more books like this by Andrew Gerstle, Professor C Andrew Gerstle This text re-appraises and expands the "Orientalism" debate by examining the ways in which the Asian "other" acts as a creative stimulus for the European artist, composer and playwright. In examining the work of Monet, Debussy and Brecht, the opening essays also explore a more subtle and complex circulation of ideas between the "Orient" and the ... see all copies from $29.65! new only from $29.65!
5	Kabuki Heroes on the Osaka Stage, 1780-1830 more books like this by Professor C Andrew Gerstle, Timothy Clark, Akiko Yano Kabuki Heroes is about collective participation in urban culture--on the stage, in poetry salons, in art studios, and in fan clubs. Focusing on the culture of Kabuki theater in Osaka and Kyoto, the book illustrates the passionate hero worship of actors by all levels of society. Just as now we worship celebrities both in private and in public--at ... see all copies from $35.00! new only from $44.97!
6	Eighteenth Century Japan: Culture & Society more books like this by C Andrew Gerstle The period of Japanese history before the advent of industrialization and modernism is of tremendous interest to historians and others for the insights it offers to an understanding of the Japan which has emerged in the last ten or so years. The essays in this collection show a fascination with the social context behind the development of ... see all copies from $13.50! first editions

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