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Kissing the Mask: Beauty, Understatement, and Femininity in Japanese Noh Theater

William T. Vollmann

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Description:“Intrepid journalist and novelist William T. Vollman’s colossal body of work stands unsurpassed for its range, moral imperative, and artistry.”—Booklist William T. Vollmann, the National Book Award–winning author of Europe Central, offers a charming, evocative, and piercing examination of the ancient Japanese tradition of Noh theatre and the keys it holds to our modern understanding of beauty. Kissing the Mask is the first major book on Noh by an American writer since the 1916 publication the classic study Pisan Cantos and the Noh by Ezra Pound. But Kissing the Mask is pure Vollman—illustrated with photos by the author with provocative related side-discussions on femininity, transgender, kabuki, pornography, geishas, and more.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Kissing the Mask: Beauty, Understatement, and Femininity in Japanese Noh Theater. To get started finding Kissing the Mask: Beauty, Understatement, and Femininity in Japanese Noh Theater, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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ISBN: 0061985333

Description: “Intrepid journalist and novelist William T. Vollman’s colossal body of work stands unsurpassed for its range, moral imperative, and artistry.”—Booklist William T. Vollmann, the National Book Award–winning author of Europe Central, offers a charming, evocative, and piercing examination of the ancient Japanese tradition of Noh theatre and the keys it holds to our modern understanding of beauty. Kissing the Mask is the first major book on Noh by an American writer since the 1916 publication the classic study Pisan Cantos and the Noh by Ezra Pound. But Kissing the Mask is pure Vollman—illustrated with photos by the author with provocative related side-discussions on femininity, transgender, kabuki, pornography, geishas, and more.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Kissing the Mask: Beauty, Understatement, and Femininity in Japanese Noh Theater. To get started finding Kissing the Mask: Beauty, Understatement, and Femininity in Japanese Noh Theater, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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