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Onnagata : a labyrinth of gendering in kabuki theater / Maki Isaka

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Isaka, Maki
Published
Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2016]
Copyright Date
©2016
Physical Description
xvi, 256 pages ; 24 cm

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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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ISBN
9780295995106 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
0295995106 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-247) and index.
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