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These are the kabuki , the popular theatre of the common people , and the noh , the aristocratic theatre of the upper classes . ... Kabuki was at the height of its popularity and vigor in the early eighteenth century .
These are the kabuki , the popular theatre of the common people , and the noh , the aristocratic theatre of the upper classes . ... Kabuki was at the height of its popularity and vigor in the early eighteenth century .
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of the more famous and popular plays of kabuki tradition , The Forty - Seven Ronins . It is classed as an epic music drama , or joruri . In this tale of revenge a Japanese nobleman tries to kill a high official who has insulted him .
of the more famous and popular plays of kabuki tradition , The Forty - Seven Ronins . It is classed as an epic music drama , or joruri . In this tale of revenge a Japanese nobleman tries to kill a high official who has insulted him .
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The popular comedy with which this chapter is concerned was remarkable but created nothing permanent in itself . The other form of theatre practiced in courtly circles was peculiarly artificial and concerned with values and effects ...
The popular comedy with which this chapter is concerned was remarkable but created nothing permanent in itself . The other form of theatre practiced in courtly circles was peculiarly artificial and concerned with values and effects ...
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How Drama Was Born | 1 |
The Theatre of Greece | 6 |
Reconstruction of Theatre of Dionysus at Athens | 14 |
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