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Chikamatsu Monzaemon (1653-1725) wrote some 130 plays, chiefly for the puppet theater, many of which are still performed today, and he is thought to have written the first major tragedies about the common man. This edition contains four of his most important plays including three popular domestic dramas and one history play.

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Preface Introduction The Love Suicides at Sonezaki (Sonezaki Shinju) The Battles of Coxinga (Kokusenya Kassen) The Uprooted Pine (Nebiki No Kadomatsu) The Love Suicides at Amijima (Shinju ten no Amijima) Appendix 1: A Note on Prostitution in Chikamatsu's Plays Apendix 2: Contemporary Puppet Performances of Chikamatsu's Plays Bibliography

Four Major Plays of Chikamatsu

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      Publisher: Columbia University Press
      Publication Date: 29/09/1997
      ISBN13: 9780231111010, 978-0231111010
      ISBN10: 0231111010

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Chikamatsu Monzaemon (1653-1725) wrote some 130 plays, chiefly for the puppet theater, many of which are still performed today, and he is thought to have written the first major tragedies about the common man. This edition contains four of his most important plays including three popular domestic dramas and one history play.

      Table of Contents
      Preface Introduction The Love Suicides at Sonezaki (Sonezaki Shinju) The Battles of Coxinga (Kokusenya Kassen) The Uprooted Pine (Nebiki No Kadomatsu) The Love Suicides at Amijima (Shinju ten no Amijima) Appendix 1: A Note on Prostitution in Chikamatsu's Plays Apendix 2: Contemporary Puppet Performances of Chikamatsu's Plays Bibliography

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