Kare-sansui and Chushingura : Mizoguchi and the aesthetics of the Japanese rock garden / Timothy R. White



Digitised Book 52.15.174.200 (0)

1995

Kare-sansui and Chushingura : Mizoguchi and the aesthetics of the Japanese rock garden / Timothy R. White

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This research paper is a study of a kare-sansui, a Japanese garden symbolizing purity and the Japanese play about Chushingura, a group of 47Japanese samurai who were forced to commit seppuku (ritual suicide) for avenging their leader. They have been regarded as cultural heroes who embody the virtue of loyalty and are celebrated in traditional tales and a number of works of art.

Subjects

Japanese drama--History and criticism Forty-seven Rōnin in literature

Categories

Literature Drama (writings)

Additional Details

Creators
White, Timothy R.
Subject
Japanese drama--History and criticism
Forty-seven Rōnin in literature
Publisher
Dept. of English Language and Literature, National University of Singapore, 1995
National Library Board Singapore, 1995
Contributors
National University of Singapore. Dept. of English Language and Literature
Seet, K. K.
Tan, Peter K. W.
White, Timothy R.
Mizoguchi, Kenji, 1898-1956. Genroku chūshingura
Digital Description
application/pdf, iii, 27 leaves.
Copyright
All Rights Reserved. National Library Board Singapore 2009.