{"product_id":"restless-spirits-from-japanese-noh-plays-of-the-fourth-group-hardcover","title":"Restless Spirits from Japanese Noh Plays of the Fourth Group - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChifumi Shimazaki\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \"fourth-group Noh,\" so designated because they are performed fourth in a formal five-Noh program, includes almost one hundred plays, and is a group of great variety: some plays are supernatural or visional, others realistic; their leading characters include deities, demons, ghosts, mad people, samurai, and street artists. Dividing them into nine sub-groups, the author fully analyses their dramatic characteristics. Includes translations of four Noh chosen from the first four subgroups. Format is line-by-line translation next to the Romanized Japanese text, with introduction and running commentary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMae Smethurst is Professor of Classics and East Asian Languages and Literatures at the University of Pittsburgh. Her other publications include \u003ci\u003eThe Artistry of Aeschylus and Zeami: A Comparative Study of Greek Tragedy and Noh\u003c\/i\u003e (Princeton 1989), and \u003ci\u003eThe Noh Ominameshi: A Flower Viewed from Many Directions\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 276\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 6.3 x 8.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 31, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45599251726380,"sku":"9780939657766","price":55.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/smartsupplydeals.com\/products\/restless-spirits-from-japanese-noh-plays-of-the-fourth-group-hardcover","provider":"Smart supply deals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}