Five Modern Noh Plays
Yukio Mishima
Five Modern Noh Plays
Yukio Mishima
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A great, ancient art form, brought right up to date by one of Japan’s foremost writers
“Astonishing, very real, very powerful, and unique.”
Born in Tokyo in 1925, Yukio Mishima was a prolific writer of plays, poetry, essays, and novels, many of which are now considered classics. Educated in Japan but deeply influenced by European and Russian literature, he developed a consuming obsession with imperial Japan, its samurai traditions and heroic ideals of beauty, nationalism, and honour, and went on to found an elite right-wing organisation. At the age of 45, Mishima took his own life in a shocking and internationally-reported public event. Donald Keene (1922-2019) was a prominent scholar and translator of Japanese literature. In 2002, he was awarded one of Japan's highest honors, the title "Person of Cultural Merit" (Bunka Koro-sha), for his distinguished service in the promotion of Japanese literature and culture.
“Astonishing, very real, very powerful, and unique.”
Born in Tokyo in 1925, Yukio Mishima was a prolific writer of plays, poetry, essays, and novels, many of which are now considered classics. Educated in Japan but deeply influenced by European and Russian literature, he developed a consuming obsession with imperial Japan, its samurai traditions and heroic ideals of beauty, nationalism, and honour, and went on to found an elite right-wing organisation. At the age of 45, Mishima took his own life in a shocking and internationally-reported public event. Donald Keene (1922-2019) was a prominent scholar and translator of Japanese literature. In 2002, he was awarded one of Japan's highest honors, the title "Person of Cultural Merit" (Bunka Koro-sha), for his distinguished service in the promotion of Japanese literature and culture.