Chushingura (the treasury of loyal retainers) a puppet play

Chushingura (the treasury of loyal retainers) a puppet play

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"Chūshingura (The Treasury of Loyal Retainers), also known as the story of the Forty-Six (or Forty-Seven) Rōnin, is the most famous and perenially popular of all Japanese dramas. Written around 1748 as a puppet play, it is now better known in Kabuki performances. In the twentieth century, cinem...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Takeda, Izumo 1691-1756 (Author), Miyoshi, Shōraku 1696?-1772? (Author), Namiki, Senryū 1695-1751 (Author)
Other Authors: Keene, Donald (Translator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Japanese
Published: New York Columbia University Press [1971]
Edition:[Second paperback edition].
Series:UNESCO collection of representative works Japanese series
Subjects:
Forty-seven Ronin > Drama.
Japan > Drama.