Carrie J. Preston

Learning to Kneel

Noh, Modernism, and Journeys in Teaching

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Produktbeschreibung

Learning to Kneel locates noh dramaà â â s influence on American and European writers, dancers, and composers. Carrie J. Prestonà â â s work has been profoundly shaped by her training in noh performance. While her subjects are often criticized for Orientalist tendencies, Prestonà â â s own journey reflects a more nuanced understanding of cultural exchange.

Produktdetails

• Modernist Latitudes
• Verlag: Columbia University Press
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. August 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 238mm x 163mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 676g
• ISBN-13: 9780231166508
• ISBN-10: 0231166508
• Artikelnr.: 44206728

Autorenporträt

Carrie J. Preston

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction to Noh Lessons
1. Ezra Pound as Noh Student
2. Theater in the "Deep": W. B. Yeats's At the Hawk's Well
3. Ito Michio's Hawk Tours in Modern Dance and Theater
4. Pedagogical Intermission: A Lesson Plan for Bertolt Brecht's Revisions
5. Noh Circles in Twentieth-Century Japanese Performance
6. Trouble with Titles and Directors: Benjamin Britten and William Plomer's
Curlew River and Samuel Beckett's Footfalls/Pas
Coda
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Index