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Onnagata : a labyrinth of gendering in kabuki theater
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Onnagata : a labyrinth of gendering in kabuki theater / Maki Isaka.
ISBN
9780295995106
0295995106
Publication
Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2016]
Physical Description
xvi, 256 pages ; 24 cm
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
March 08, 2016
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Fundamentals: invitation to labyrinths of gendering
Introduction: a labyrinth of onnagata
Geneses of a maze: androgyne fatale
Femininity inside out: onnagata who pass
Denial of transience: forfeiting the androgynous charm
Prescription for femininity: onnagata who pass
Canonization: creating onnagata traditions
Femininity in circulation: texts in kabuki, kabuki in texts
Marginalized centers: bodies and personnel
Naturally disciplined: moving real on procrustean beds
Female onnagata in the porous labyrinth: the enunciated femininity and the enunciating masculinity
Origins of onnagata: modern reformation
Toward contemporary onnagata: art in their blood
Epilogue: the journey continues.
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