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This book is a puppet play which represents major Asian traditions. A translation of the eighteenth-century Japanese drama.
Chushingura (TheTreasury of Loval Retainers), also known as the story of the Forty-Six (or Forty-Seven) Ronin, is the most famous and perennially popular of all Japanese dramas. Written as a puppet play, it is now better known through Kabuki theater performances.
Donald Keene's translation of the original text is presented here with a new preface, and an introduction and notes to aid readers in their comprehension and enjoyment of the play.
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Praise for Donald Keene:
"Through his graceful, resourceful translations and his elegant, exhaustive scholarly books, [Keene] is almost single-handedly responsible for the current popularity of Japanese literature in English-speaking countries."
—The New Yorker
DONALD KEENE has received numerous honors in both the United States and Japan and is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His many books include No and Bunraku; Twenty Plays of the No Theatre-, and Essays in Idleness, all published by Columbia.
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