East Asian Drama Volume D Asian Literature Development

Asian Literature: Development • Interest in short, lyrical poetry The Norton Anthology of World

Characteristics • Dance dramas (combining dance, music, chant, and singing) • Role types •

Chinese Variety Plays • Zaju (Northern) • Chuanqi (Southern) • “Tales of the marvelous”

Confucianism: The Peach Blossom Fan • Perfection through personal growth, communal experience • Righteousness,

Japanese Noh Drama • • • “Noh” = talent, skill, accomplishments Patronage by shoguns,

Noh Masks The Norton Anthology of World Literature, 3 rd Edition Copyright © 2012

Atsumori “As the Teaching that enjoins the Good is seldom found, birth in the

Kabuki Theater • • Stylization, gesture Make-up Urbanization Social classes The Norton Anthology of

Monzaemon: Bunraku, Puppet Theater • • • Popular art form Puppets Joruri chanting Shamisen

From the Love Suicides at Amijima “Poor creatures, though they would discover today their

P’ansori: Korean narrative drama • Shaman song, folktales • Percussive art form • Sorikkun

from The Song of Ch’un-Hyang “What was my crime? I have not stolen government

Influences on Western Writers • William Butler Yeats • Ezra Pound • Bertolt Brecht

Test Your Knowledge Chinese, Japanese, and Korean drama share all of the following similarities

Test Your Knowledge Which of the following were early supporters of Japanese Noh drama?

Test Your Knowledge East Asian literary traditions began with a focus on ______. •

Test Your Knowledge Which of the following is a famous modern Western author who

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Characteristics • Dance dramas (combining dance, music, chant, and singing) • Role types • Fixed musical repertoire • Anonymous authorship (due to oral transmission) • Vigorous and lengthy training for performers The Norton Anthology of World Literature, 3 rd Edition Copyright © 2012 W. W. Norton & Company

Chinese Variety Plays • Zaju (Northern) • Chuanqi (Southern) • “Tales of the marvelous” • Ming Dynasty • Qu-pai • Stylization • Minimal scenery • Interwoven plots The Norton Anthology of World Literature, 3 rd Edition Copyright © 2012 W. W. Norton & Company

Confucianism: The Peach Blossom Fan • Perfection through personal growth, communal experience • Righteousness, altruism, propriety • Attention to social order, loyalty • Respect for elders • Self-governance The Norton Anthology of World Literature, 3 rd Edition Copyright © 2012 W. W. Norton & Company

Japanese Noh Drama • • • “Noh” = talent, skill, accomplishments Patronage by shoguns, the military leaders Kabuki and puppet theater Hereditary performance Buddhist chanting Imperial court song and dance Limited actors Austere, undecorated stage Stylization The Norton Anthology of World Literature, 3 rd Edition Copyright © 2012 W. W. Norton & Company

Atsumori “As the Teaching that enjoins the Good is seldom found, birth in the human realm quickly ends, like a spark from a flint. This we never knew, nor understood that vigour is followed by decline. Lords of the land, we were, but caused much grief; blinded by wealth, we never knew our Pride” (Atsumori, Act 2: 14). The Norton Anthology of World Literature, 3 rd Edition Copyright © 2012 W. W. Norton & Company

From the Love Suicides at Amijima “Poor creatures, though they would discover today their destiny in the Sutra of Cause and Effect, tomorrow the gossip of the world will scatter like blossoms the scandal of Kamiya Jihei’s love suicide, and, carved in the cherry wood, his story to the last detail will be printed in illustrated sheets” (Act 3, Scene 2). The Norton Anthology of World Literature, 3 rd Edition Copyright © 2012 W. W. Norton & Company

P’ansori: Korean narrative drama • Shaman song, folktales • Percussive art form • Sorikkun • Gosu • Chuimsae (verbal sounds) • Audience interaction • Use of hand props The Norton Anthology of World Literature, 3 rd Edition Copyright © 2012 W. W. Norton & Company

from The Song of Ch’un-Hyang “What was my crime? I have not stolen government grain. Why was I beaten so fiercely? I am not a murderer. Why am I put in the cangue and the stocks? I have not broken the laws. Why have I been bound hand foot? I have not committed adultery. I will take the waters of the rivers for ink and the blue sky for my paper; and protest my innocence, a petition to the heavenly king” (87 -8). The Norton Anthology of World Literature, 3 rd Edition Copyright © 2012 W. W. Norton & Company

Test Your Knowledge Chinese, Japanese, and Korean drama share all of the following similarities except _____. • a. they depend on stock characters • b. works are usually anonymous • c. actors begin performing as young children • d. they combine singing, chant, dance, and music The Norton Anthology of World Literature, 3 rd Edition Copyright © 2012 W. W. Norton & Company

Test Your Knowledge Which of the following were early supporters of Japanese Noh drama? • • a. samurai b. royalty c. commoners d. shoguns The Norton Anthology of World Literature, 3 rd Edition Copyright © 2012 W. W. Norton & Company

Test Your Knowledge East Asian literary traditions began with a focus on ______. • • a. courtly romances b. drama c. lyric poetry d. epic The Norton Anthology of World Literature, 3 rd Edition Copyright © 2012 W. W. Norton & Company

Test Your Knowledge Which of the following is a famous modern Western author who was deeply influenced by East Asian drama? • • a. William Blake b. Joseph Conrad c. John Keats d. Bertolt Brecht The Norton Anthology of World Literature, 3 rd Edition Copyright © 2012 W. W. Norton & Company

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