ABSTRACT

Widely acknowledged as the doyen of twentieth-century Japanese literature, fine art and the performing arts, as well as being renowned for his translations of Zeami and Mori Ogai. Collected Writings of J.Thomas Rimer brings together in whole or in part much of Rimer's prodigious output in these fields over the past forty years, including some of his milestone (fully illustrated) essays on Japanese Art, especially 'Tokyo in Paris/ Paris in Tokyo' (Japan Foundation, 1987).

chapter |6 pages

Introduction

part I|28 pages

Writings on Noh

chapter 1|10 pages

Taema, a Noh play attributed to Zeami.

Translation and Commentary

chapter 4|6 pages

The Background of Zeami's Treatises

part II|42 pages

Writings on Japanese Poetry

chapter 6|15 pages

Ishikawa Jōzan

part V|59 pages

Japanese Literature

chapter 20|26 pages

The Tale of Genji as a Modern Novel

chapter 21|17 pages

Japanese Literature: Four Polarities

part VI|30 pages

Cultural Crossroads