Japanese Kabuki Stories
Tales of Love and Death from the Japanese Theater
$44.48
- Hardcover
176 pages
- Release Date
30 November 2025
Summary
This beautiful book celebrates the Japanese kabuki tradition-presenting fifteen classic tales of tragic love and fatal passion that are frequently performed on the kabuki stage in Japan. These dramatic tales are stunningly illustrated with full-color woodblock prints by master artists including Hiroshige, Hokusai, Utamaro, Kuniyoshi and Kunisada, along with photographs of modern kabuki performances.
The tales in this book include:
- The Love Suicides at Amijima Jihei, a ma…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9784805319727 |
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| ISBN-10: | 4805319720 |
| Author: | Ornella Civardi |
| Publisher: | Tuttle Publishing |
| Imprint: | Tuttle Publishing |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 30 November 2025 |
| Weight: | 704g |
| Dimensions: | 241mm x 178mm x 20mm |
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About The Author
Ornella Civardi
Ornella Civardi studied Oriental Languages and Literature at Ca’ Foscari University in Venice and then won a scholarship to study at Keio University in Tokyo in 1989. She has translated classic works by Mishima, Kawabata and Ikkyu into her native Italian, and won the Alcantara Prize for translation in 2005. She has published numerous books on the subject of Japanese literature in Italian.
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