1. Presenting the Past

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. A Note to the Reader xiii
5. Introduction 1
6. Part I. The Birth of Edo Kabuki
7. 1. Presenting the Past 39
8. Part II. The Beginning of the End of Edo Kabuki: Yotsuya kaidan in 1825
9. 2. Overturning the World 97
10. 3. Shades of Jealousy 150
11. 4. The End of the World 194
12. Part III. The Modern Rebirth of Kabuki
13. 5. Another History 231
14. Notes 277
15. Bibliography 325
16. Index 349