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PREFACE
A LETTER FROM DOCTOR SHŌYŌ TSUBO-UCHI, THE BEST AUTHORITY ON JAPANESE DRAMA.
CONTENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
INTRODUCTION
I LITERATURE AND THE POPULACE IN OLD JAPAN
II THE ORIGIN OF THE JAPANESE DRAMA AND ITS VARIETIES
III THE YŌKYOKU OR NŌ PLAYS
IV THE KYŌGEN, OR COMIC INTERLUDES
V THE KABUKI PLAYS, OR PLAYS OF THE POPULAR THEATRE
VI THE JŌRURI OR PUPPET PLAY
VII LIFE AND WORKS OF CHIKAMATSU; SHINJŪ MONO OR PLAYS TREATING OF LOVE SUICIDE AND THE CAUSES OF LOVE SUICIDE
VIII CHARACTERISTICS OF CHIKAMATSU
IX CHIKAMATSU’S CONTEMPORARIES AND THE SUBSEQUENT HISTORY OF THE PUPPET PLAY
X PRESENT CONDITION OF PUPPETRY—TWO TYPES OF PUPPET
XI THE REGULAR THEATRE OF NEW JAPAN
Footnotes
THE ALMANAC OF LOVE
I
II
III
Footnotes
FAIR LADIES AT A GAME OF POEM-CARDS
I
II
III
IV
V
Footnotes
THE COURIER FOR HADES
I
II
III The Lovers’ Journey in a Double Palanquin
Footnotes
THE LOVE SUICIDE AT AMIJIMA
I
II
III
Footnotes
THE ADVENTURES OF THE HAKATA DAMSEL
I
II
III
Footnotes
THE TETHERED STEED
I
II
III
IV
V
Footnotes
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