VI. The Plays

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Acknowledgments vii
3. Contents ix
4. List of Illustrations xi
5. I. Introduction 1
6. II. Modernization or Westernization: The Movement for a Modern Theatre in Japan before 1925 7
7. III. Kishida Kunio and the New Theatre Movement in 1925 56
8. IV. Kishida as a Man of the Theatre 79
9. V. Kishida as a Playwright 123
10. VI. The Plays 142
11. VII. Kishida's Achievement 249
12. VIII. Conclusion 270
13. Appendix I: The New Theatre Movement Since 1939 276
14. Appendix II: Biographical Notes on Kishida's Life 284
15. Bibliography 287
16. Index 301
17. Backmatter 311