Book contents
- The Comic Storytelling of Western Japan
- Frontispiece
- The Comic Storytelling of Western Japan
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Author’s Preface: COVID-19 and Tenugui Face Masks
- Acknowledgments
- A Note on Romanization and Conventions
- A Note on the Cover Art
- Introduction
- Part I
- Part II
- Book part
- Bibliography
- Index
Introduction
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 August 2021
Book contents
- The Comic Storytelling of Western Japan
- Frontispiece
- The Comic Storytelling of Western Japan
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Author’s Preface: COVID-19 and Tenugui Face Masks
- Acknowledgments
- A Note on Romanization and Conventions
- A Note on the Cover Art
- Introduction
- Part I
- Part II
- Book part
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
The introduction defines rakugo and explains key performance conventions. It also points out that there are two distinct rakugo traditions, provides a literature review, and presents an outline of the book.
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- The Comic Storytelling of Western JapanSatire and Social Mobility in Kamigata Rakugo, pp. 1 - 18Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021