ABSTRACT

Itistroublesometocriticizetheatercriticism.Foronething,I amontheactualsceneof theaterandtheonewhoismaking theater.Iwouldliketobepraisedallthetime.If!cannotbe praised,!feelangry.[...}Atthesametime,Iverymuchfear theirretaliation,whichmayarisefrommycritiqueoftheir narrow-mindedcriticism. NodaHideki,"MythofTheaterCriticism,"1995

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