Construction and Deconstruction of a Myth

The figure of medieval Japanese poet Ono no Komachi has been one of the most controversial and inspiring of Japanese literary tradition and it is at the centre of a number of works and Noh plays. This essay analyzes how her image is interpreted in the modern Noh play by Mishima Yukio, and the nov...

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Main Author: Moro, Daniela
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Edizioni Ca’ Foscari 2015-06-01
Series:Annali di Ca’ Foscari: Serie Orientale
Online Access:http://edizionicafoscari.unive.it/riviste/annali-di-ca-foscari-serie-orientale/2015/1/construction-and-deconstruction-of-a-myth/