Onnagata : a labyrinth of gendering in kabuki theater /

Onnagata : a labyrinth of gendering in kabuki theater /

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Author / Creator:Isaka, Maki, author.
Imprint:Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2015]
©2015
Description:1 online resource (xvi, 256 pages)
Language:English
Subject:
Kabuki -- History.
Actors -- Japan -- History.
Female impersonators -- Japan -- History.
Actors.
Female impersonators.
Kabuki.
Japan.
Electronic books.
History.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11253054
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ISBN:9780295806242
0295806249
9780295995106
0295995106
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary:"Kabuki is well known for its exaggerated acting, flamboyant costumes and makeup, and unnatural storylines. The onnagata, usually male actors who perform the roles of women, have been an important aspect of kabuki since its beginnings in the 17th century. In a "labyrinth" of gendering, the practice of men playing women's roles has affected the manifestations of femininity in Japanese society. In this case study of how gender has been defined and redefined through the centuries, Maki Isaka examines how the onnagata's theatrical gender "impersonation" has shaped the concept and mechanisms of femininity and gender construction in Japan. The implications of the study go well beyond disciplinary and geographic cloisters." --
Other form:Print version: Isaka, Maki. Onnagata 9780295995106

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