On the Art of the No Drama
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On the Art of the No Drama

The Major Treatises of Zeami

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On the Art of the No Drama

The Major Treatises of Zeami

About this book

This annotated translation is the first systematic rendering into any Western language of the nine major treatises on the art of the Japanese No theater by Zeami Motokivo (1363-1443). Zeami, who transformed the No from a country entertainment into a vehicle for profound theatrical and philosophical experience, was a brilliant actor himself, and his treatises touch on every aspect of the theater of his time. His theories, mixing philosophical and practical insights, often seem strikingly contemporary.


Since their discovery early in this century. these secret treatises have been considered among the most valuable and representative documents in the history of Japanese aesthetics. They discuss subjects from the art of the playwright to the reciprocal nature of the relationship between performer and audience.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover page
  2. Half-title page
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright page
  5. Contents
  6. Foreword
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. A Note to the Reader
  9. The Background of Zeami's Treatises
  10. The Aesthetics of Ambiguity: The Artistic Theories of Zeami
  11. Texts Used for the Translations
  12. Notes on the Treatises
  13. The Nine Treatises
  14. Teachings on Style and the Flower (Fushikaderi)
  15. The True Path to the Flower (Shikado)
  16. A Mirror Held to the Flower {Kakyo)
  17. Disciplines for the Joy of Art {Yugaku shudd fuken)
  18. Notes on the Nine Levels (Kyui)
  19. Finding Gems and Gaining the Flower (Shugyoku tokka)
  20. The Three Elements in Composing a Play (Sando or Nosakusho)
  21. Learning the Way (Shuddsho)
  22. An Account of Zeami's Reflections on Art {Sarugaku dangi)
  23. Glossaries
  24. Selected Bibliography in Western Languages
  25. Index