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Chushingura (The Treasury of Loyal Retainers): A Puppet Play
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"Chushingura" is Japan's "Romeo and Juliet". Not literally, of course, as the stories are very different, but in the way that it is a story that every Japanese person knows. Based on an actual incident, the story has been glorified and told and re-told for every generation, and still reverberates in hearts today. It is also, traditionally, a very hard... »
Selected Plays of Guan Hanqing
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I just love the Longing for Worldy Pleasures play. It's a historic 17th century K'unshan drama with religious/erotic themes. Very modern and dramatically interesting. BTW, I've heard rumors this is available as a mobipocket ebook from Silk Pagoda, which would be cool. This is a small book. ... »
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The Peony Pavilion: Mudan ting, Second Edition
This play was written the same year (1598) Shakespeare wrote "Henry IV, Part II" & "Much Ado About Nothing." IMHO it's comparable - so it's very, very go... »
The Recognition of Sakuntala: A Play in Seven A
The original translation by Sir William Jones of this famous Indian play was popular accross Europe and read by prominant poets including Goethe and Schil... »
The Mahabharata
This is one of those important texts that I have always wanted to read, but have never gotten around to reading. To be honest, the length daunted me (1.8 ... »
Four Major Plays of Chikamatsu
This book is perfect for anyone with an interest in theatre. It's a great introduction to the works of Chikamatsu, and provides four of his best works. ... »
Japanese No Dramas (Penguin Classics)
As previous reviewers have observed, Royall Tyler's scholarship is always top-notch, and his efforts in "Japanese No Dramas" are no exception. Yet equally... »
Golden Child
I don't normally read plays. I always feel as if I will be missing something by reading the script rather than seeing it performed. After reading David He... »
Theater of Memory
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