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Circles of Fantasy: Convention in the Plays of Chikamatsu (1986)
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Gerstle, A. (1986). Circles of Fantasy: Convention in the Plays of Chikamatsu. Harvard University Press. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt1tg5kmx

The vibrant merchant culture of Tokugawa Japan gave rise to many new forms of art, none more fascinating than the puppet theater, Jōruri, created chiefly by Chikamatsu Monzaemon, the foremost playwright of popular Japanese drama. In this analysis of... Read More about Circles of Fantasy: Convention in the Plays of Chikamatsu.