Japanese Drama and Culture in the 1960s The Return of the Gods |
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| Author:
| Goodman, David G. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-87332-477-9 |
| Publication Date: | May 1988 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $15.95 |
Book Description:
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In this book the author has translated five postwar experimental Japanese plays and recreated the artistic, social and spiritual milieu in which they were created. He describes the turning point in Japanese thinking about the nature and limitations of a Western-oriented modern culture, and the creation of "underground" theatres which in which evolved a new mythology of history. Professor Goodman sees these developments as an interplay between personal and political (ie revolutionary) salvation.
In this book the author has translated five postwar experimental Japanese plays and recreated the artistic, social and spiritual milieu in which they were created. He describes the turning point in Japanese thinking about the nature and limitations of a Western-oriented modern culture, and the creation of "underground" theatres which in which evolved a new mythology of history. Professor Goodman sees these developments as an interplay between personal and political (ie revolutionary) salvation.