Six Circles, One Dewdrop
The Religio-Aesthetic World of Komparu Zenchiku
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19178656 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Susan Matisoff (corresponding author), Arthur H Thornhill, Arthur H Thornhill III |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 226-226 |
| Publication date | 1994-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of the Association of Teachers of Japanese (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0885-9884 • E-ISSN: 2326-4535 |
| Publisher | The Association of Teachers of Japanese (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/489296 |
| OpenAlex | W2115681014 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
Noh drama has long fascinated Westerners by its poetic excellence and its dramatic power. To the student of medieval Japanese culture, however, noh writings, especially dramaturgical treatises, are also of immense value as monuments of culture. To uncover the larger patterns of cultural discourse in these theoretical works, Arthur Thornhill presents the first major study in English of the dramaturgical treatises of Komparu Zenchiku (1405-1468?), son-in-law and pupil of the illustrious Zeami and a pivotal figure in the history of Japanese noh drama. The book begins with annotated translations of two of Zenchiku's most important treatises, which delineate a system of seven symbolic categories called six circles and one dewdrop. Especially significant are two commentaries appended to the first treatise and composed by the Buddhist prelate Shigyoku (1383-1463) and Ichijo Kaneyoshi (1402-1481), the renowned court official and scholar of native literature and the Chinese classics. Together Zenchiku's symbolic system and the two commentaries reveal a microcosm of the intellectual and cultural dialogue among the dominant creeds of the Muromachi period--Buddhism, Confucianism, and Shinto
Aesthetics · Art · Visual arts · Asian Culture and Media Studies · Chinese history and philosophy · Computer Science · Japanese History and Culture
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,21 |
| Citation span | 1998 - 2020 (23) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |