This too, too solid flesh : the representation of Ono no Komachi as an old woman in Noh plays
Ono no Komachi, the ninth century Heian poet, features in five Noh plays from the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries that are still in the repertory, the most of any woman, as her reputation for skill in poetry and the many legends about her made her an excellent choice for a main character. Most of...
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University of British Columbia
2011
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/36996 |