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“osman edwards”

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  • Japanese Plays and Playfellows

    by Osman Edwards ...
    The book provides translations of key Noh and Kabuki plays, giving insight into their structure, themes, and performance techniques. Noh, known for its minimalist style, masks, and slow, deliberate movements, often deals with themes of fate, vengeance, and spiritual purification. The Kabuki plays, in contrast, are more vibrant, energetic, and dramatic, often featuring elaborate costumes, music, ... Read more

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  • Japanese Plays and Playfellows

    Enriched edition. Exploring the Beauty of Japanese Theater and Cultural Traditions

    by Osman Edwards, Rachel Kirk ...
    In "Japanese Plays and Playfellows," Osman Edwards embarks on an enlightening journey into the rich tapestry of Japanese theater, exploring its multifaceted forms, from the elegance of Noh to the exuberance of Kabuki. The book presents a detailed examination of pivotal plays and their cultural significance, employing an analytical lens that is both academic and accessible. Through evocative prose ... Read more

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  • The Four Seasons

    Enriched edition. A Melodic Ode to Nature's Rhythms

    by Carl Ewald, Dylan McAllister ...
    Translated by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos, Osman Edwards ...
    In "The Four Seasons," Carl Ewald masterfully encapsulates the cyclical essence of life through a series of evocative vignettes that explore nature's rhythmic transformations. Each section harmonizes prose with poetry, reflecting on the intricate relationships between humanity and the seasons. Ewald's skillful use of lyrical language and vivid imagery invites readers into a contemplative dialogue, ... Read more

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  • Japan Through European Eyes, Six Books

    by Lafcadio Hearn ...
    This collection includes: Glimpses of an Unfamiliar Japan First Series, Glimpses of an Unfamiliar Japan Second Series, In Ghostly Japan, Japan: An Attempt at Interpretation, Kokoro, and Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things. According to Wikipedia: "Patrick Lafcadio Hearn (27 June 1850 – 26 September 1904), also known as Koizumi Yakum after gaining Japanese citizenship, was an author, ... Read more

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  • Eleven Books

    by Lafcadio Hearn ...
    This collection includes: Books and Habits from the Lectures of Lafcadio Hearn, Chita: A Memory of Last Island, Glimpses of an Unfamiliar Japan First Series, Glimpses of an Unfamiliar Japan Second Series, In Ghostly Japan, Japan: An Attempt at Interpretation, Kokoro, Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things, Some Chinese Ghosts, The Romance of the Milky Way and Other Studies and Stories, and ... Read more

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  • The Book of Tea

    by Kakuzo Okakura ...
    Tea began as a medicine and grew into a beverage. In China, in the eighth century, it entered the realm of poetry as one of the polite amusements. The fifteenth century saw Japan ennoble it into a religion of aestheticism—Teaism. Teaism is a cult founded on the adoration of the beautiful among the sordid facts of everyday existence. It inculcates purity and harmony, the mystery of mutual charity, ... Read more

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  • Essays on Books, Travel, and Other Topics

    by Lafcadio Hearn ...
    This collection includes: Books and Habits from the Lectures of Lafcadio Hearn, Chita: A Memory of Last Island, Glimpses of an Unfamiliar Japan First Series, Glimpses of an Unfamiliar Japan Second Series, Japan: An Attempt at Interpretation, Kokoro, and Two Years in the French West Indies. According to Wikipedia: "Patrick Lafcadio Hearn (27 June 1850 – 26 September 1904), also known as Koizumi ... Read more

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  • The Majesty of Calmness

    by William George Jordan ...
    Calmness is the rarest quality in human life. It is the poise of a great nature, in harmony with itself and its ideals. It is the moral atmosphere of a life self-centred, self-reliant, and self-controlled. Calmness is singleness of purpose, absolute confidence, and conscious power, - ready to be focused in an instant to meet any crisis. ... Read more

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  • History of Japanese Literature

    by William George Aston ...
    Professor Aston's A History of Japanese Literature has a permanent place on the bookshelves of all lovers of Japan. William George Aston, who pioneered in the translation of Japanese literature into English, made many original contributions to Japanese studies. His writing is fresh and informative.The periods reviewed range from the ancient days, when Japan's history was just dawning, to the Meiji ... Read more

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  • Out of the East

    Reveries and Studies in New Japan

    by Lafcadio Hearn ...
    Out of the East came wonderful tales by a Westerner who loved the old Japan—devotion, ancestor worship, courtesy, and kindness—and record his feelings for the rest of the world to read.This collection of "reveries and studies," as author and legendary Japanologist Lafcadio Hearn subtitled Out of the East, contains unforgettable tales like "The Red Bridal," in which the conflict between duty and ... Read more

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  • Stories from Tagore

    by Rabindranath Tagore ...
    "Upon the reality of life he erects his faith, and buttresses it with whatever of devotional good he may find in any religion. No ascetic, Kabir pictures the mystic world of his belief with a beautiful richness of symbolism." Philadelphia Public Ledger. ... Read more

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