Literature Criticism
- Noh Theater"One of the world's oldest theatrical forms, Noh is a classical style of Japanese drama that blends highly stylized acting and costumes, song, dance, and musical accompaniment."
- Noh Theaterpresents critical discussion of Japanese Noh dramas composed from the fourteenth century through the sixteenth century
Literature Criticism Databases
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Literature Criticism Online (Gale)Excerpts and full text of articles and essays providing critical discussion of authors and their works.
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MagillOnLiterature Plus (EBSCOhost)Critical analyses and brief plot summaries of the most studied works in the history of literature: long fiction, short fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama.
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MLA International Bibliography (EBSCOhost) (1926+)Indexes critical literary and language scholarship in journals and serials published worldwide.
Videos
- This is Kyogen1992, Kyoto Prefecture, 21 minutes
This video, directed by Takao Toshioka, features demonstrations of Kyogen acting techniques. - Acting Techniques of the Noh Theater of Japan1980, 30 minutes
This video, directed by Larry McMullen, features Akira Matsui demonstrating Noh acting techniques. - The Japanese Noh Theatre - Selected Scenes2010, 103 minutes
This program presents excerpts from nine performance selections from the five main schools of traditional Japanese noh. It includes brief interviews with leading noh performers.
Notable Plays
Japanese Nō Drama (14th century – present)
- Zeami – Pining Wind, The Mountain Crone, The Fulling Block, Komachi at Seki-Dera, Saigyō’s Cherry Tree, Atsumori, The Damask Drum, Eguchi, Lady Han, The Well-Cradle, Tadanori, Semimaru, Takasago, Yashima
- Anonymous – The Feather Mantle, Chikubu-shima, Kantan
- Kanze Nobumitsu – Benkei aboard Ship
- Kan’ami – Tadanori
- Kamparu Zenchiku – The Kasuga Dragon God, The Wildwood Shrine, Tatsuta
- Komparu Gonnokami – The Diver
- Motomasa – The Sumida River
Traditional Japanese Theater: an anthology of playsCall Number: UCF MAIN General Collection -- PL782.E5 T73 1998ch4ck availability
This is a collection of the most important genres of Japanese performance--noh, kyogen, kabuki, and bamrili puppet theater--in one comprehensive, authoritative volume. Organized by genre, each section features a rich selection of representative plays and explorations into each theatrical style and is prefaced by an illustrative essay covering a wide range of subjects, from stage direction to musical accompaniment. With classic and new translations of more than thirty plays and scenes--along with Brazell's detailed, historically rich supplementary material and copious illustrations--no better anthology exists for students of this most fascinating and diverse dramatic tradition.
