Leiter S.L. Historical Dictionary of Japanese Traditional Theatre
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HISTORICAL DICTIONARIES
OF LITERATURE AND THE ARTS
Jon Woronoff, Series Editor
1. Science Fiction Literature, by Brian Stableford, 2004
2. Horror Literature, by John Clute, 2005
3. American Radio Soap Operas, by Jim Cox, 2005
4. Japanese Traditional Theatre, by Samuel L. Leiter, 2006
5. Fantasy Literature, by Brian Stableford, 2005
6. Australian and New Zealand Cinema, by Albert Moran and Errol
Vieth, 2006
7. African-American Television, by Kathleen Fearn-Banks, 2006
8. Lesbian Literature, by Meredith Miller, 2006
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Historical Dictionary
of Japanese
Traditional Theatre
Samuel L. Leiter
Historical Dictionaries of
Literature and the Arts, No. 4
The Scarecrow Press, Inc.
Lanham, Maryland • Toronto • Oxford
2006
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SCARECROW PRESS, INC.
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The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc.
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Copyright 2006 by Samuel L. Leiter
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Leiter, Samuel L.
Historical dictionary of Japanese traditional theatre / Samuel L. Leiter.
p. cm.— (Historical dictionaries of literature and the arts ; no. 4)
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 0-8108-5527-5 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1. Theater—Japan—History—Dictionaries. I. Title. II. Series.
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To my granddaughters, again,
Briar Autumn Falvo and Paisley Skye Falvo
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Contents
Editor’s Foreword Jon Woronoff ix
Acknowledgments xi
Reader’s Note xiii
Chronology xv
Introduction 1
THE DICTIONARY 29
Appendix A: Play Title Translations 449
Appendix B: Simplified Table of Japanese Historical Periods 475
Glossary 477
Bibliography 503
About the Author 557
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