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Nue (鵺)
Contributed by David Surtasky Nue (鵺) a fifth category play attributed to Zeami There was once, many years ago, a certain Monk who made his way around the provinces visiting numerous temples and shrines. He had gazed at the sky … Continue reading
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Kinuta (砧)
[Editor’s note: in Eileen Katō’s forward to her translation of Kinuta (Monumenta Nipponica, Vol. 32, No. 3 (Autumn, 1977), pp. 332-346) she quotes Zeami as saying of this work: Once on a quiet night, while listening to the music of … Continue reading
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Tagged anguish, ashiya, catalpa bow, 砧, fourth category play, fulling-block, Kanze Motokiyo Zeami, Kinuta, longing, noh, noh play summary, sobu, Yūgiri
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