Japanese Nō Dramas

Acknowledgements ix Japanese Names and the Pronunciation of Japanese xi General Introduction 1 List of Terms Used in the Stage Directions 20 Plan of the Nō Stage 21 Ama . THE DIVER 22 Atsumori 37 Aya no tsuzumi . THE DAMASK DRUM 49 Chikubu-shima 58 Eguchi 68 Funa Benkei . BENKEI ABOARD SHIP 82 Hagoromo . THE FEATHER MANTLE 96 Hanjo . LADY HAN 108 Izutsu . THE WELL-CRADLE 120 Kantan 133 Kasuga ryūjin . THE KASUGA DRAGON GOD 142 Kinuta . THE FULLING BLOCK 156 Kureha 171 Matsukaze . PINING WIND 183 Nonomiya . THE WILDWOOD SHRINE 205 Saigyō-zakura . SAIGYŌ'S CHERRY TREE 215 Seki-dera Komachi . KOMACHI AT SEKI-DERA 225 Semimaru 237 Sumida-gawa . THE SUMIDA RIVER 251 Tadanori 264 Takasago 277 Tatsuta 293 Yamamba . THE MOUNTAIN CRONE 309 Yashima 329 Bibliography and Comments on Texts Translated 344