BIBLIOGRAPHY



Arthur WALEY, The No Play of Japan, Rutland, Vermont & Tokyo, 4th printing, 1984(1st published in 1921)
In the chapters‡T- ‡Y, there are whole scripts of 19 Noh plays, and in chapter 7, there are summaries of 17 Noh plays. The author is famous as a translator of "The Tale of Genji". He is said to be not only a scholar but also a poet. His translation is a great literature. He divides Noh plays into 6 groups. This is different from Japanese traditional categorization. If you live in the USA or Canada, you can also get the Dover edition through the Internet.

Contents:
  1. ATSUMORI, IKUTA, TSUNEMASA
  2. KUMASAKA, EBOSHI-ORI, BENKEI ON THE BRIDGE
  3. KAGEKIYO, HACHI NO KI, SOTOBA KOMACHI
  4. UKAI, AYA NO TSUZUMI, AOI NO UYE
  5. KANTAN, THE HOKA PRIESTS, HAGOROMO
  6. TANIKO, IKENIYE, HATSUYUKI, HAKU RAKUTEN
  7. Summaries
  8. FARCE(KYOGEN)

MARUOKA Daiji & YOSHIKOSHI Tatsuo, NOH (No.15 of Hoikusha's Color Books Series), Osaka, 1st published in 1969
This book introduces outlines of 67 Noh plays with pictures.

Contents:
  1. Noh at Nara's Onmatsuri
  2. Okina
  3. The First Group ( Waki Noh )
  4. The Second Group ( Shura Noh )
  5. The Third Group ( Katsura Mono )
  6. The Fourth Group ( Zatsu Noh )
  7. The Fifth Group ( Kichiku Noh )

SEKINE Masaru, Zeami and his Theories of Noh Drama, Gerrards Cross, 1985
This book is useful for non-Japanese people to study Noh play. Especially the glossary is very helpful to know about Japanese technical terms of Noh.

Contents:
  1. The History of Noh
  2. Five Groups of Noh Plays
  3. Training
  4. Acting
  5. Writing a Play
  6. Public Tachiai Competitions and Grades of Acting
  7. The Audience
  8. Hana

Anthology of Japanese Literature: from the earliest era to the mid-nineteenth century, compiled and edited by Donald Keen, New York, 1st published in 1955
In the 4th chapter of this book, there are whole scripts of 4 Noh plays: "Sotoba Komachi", "Birds of Sorrow"(Japanese title is "Uto"), "Atsumori", and "The Damask Drum"(Japanese title is "Aya no Tsuzumi").

Contents:
  1. Ancient Period ( To 794 A.D. )
  2. Heian Period ( 794 - 1185 )
  3. Kamakura Period ( 1185 - 1333 )
  4. Muromachi Period ( 1333 - 1600 )
  5. Tokugawa Period ( 1600 - 1868 )


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