Historical Dictionary of Japanese Traditional Theatre

Historical Dictionary of Japanese Traditional Theatre is the only dictionary that offers detailed comprehensive coverage of the most important terms, people, and plays in the four principal traditional Japanese theatrical forms—no, kyogen, bunraku, and kabuki—supplemented with individual historical essays on each form.

This updated edition adds well over 200 plot summaries representing each theatrical form in addition to:
a chronology;introductory essay;appendixes;an extensive bibliography;ov...