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... called Shidai . To this he recites his opening song . He never wears a mask for he represents the audience ; declares his name and reason for his appear- ance , called the Declaration or Nanori . When he is supposed to be travelling he ...
... called Shidai . To this he recites his opening song . He never wears a mask for he represents the audience ; declares his name and reason for his appear- ance , called the Declaration or Nanori . When he is supposed to be travelling he ...
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... called Priyadarsikā ( The Lost Princess ) . His best known play is Nāgānanda , a nataka , or " dance drama , " in five acts . Buddhistic in character , it tells how the hero Jimutavahana , a Boddhisattva , gives himself up to be ...
... called Priyadarsikā ( The Lost Princess ) . His best known play is Nāgānanda , a nataka , or " dance drama , " in five acts . Buddhistic in character , it tells how the hero Jimutavahana , a Boddhisattva , gives himself up to be ...
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... called Tokyo ) . The classic age of Japanese literature closes in the 12th century and is followed by a period which , though called the Dark Age of Japanese letters , is notable for the rise of the Nō drama and its accompanying ...
... called Tokyo ) . The classic age of Japanese literature closes in the 12th century and is followed by a period which , though called the Dark Age of Japanese letters , is notable for the rise of the Nō drama and its accompanying ...
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