{"product_id":"9780061228490","title":"Kissing the Mask: Beauty, Understatement and Femininity in Japanese Noh Theater","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eVollmann, William T.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEcco\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3\/15\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Intrepid journalist and novelist William T. Vollman’s colossal body of work stands unsurpassed for its range, moral imperative, and artistry.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—Booklist\u003cp\u003eWilliam T. Vollmann, the National Book Award–winning author of Europe Central, offers a charming, evocative, and piercing examination of the ancient Japanese tradition of Noh theatre and the keys it holds to our modern understanding of beauty.  Kissing the Mask is the first major book on Noh by an American writer since the 1916 publication the classic study Pisan Cantos and the Noh by Ezra Pound. But Kissing the Mask is pure Vollman—illustrated with photos by the author with provocative related side-discussions on femininity, transgender, kabuki, pornography, geishas, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat defines beauty when a mask conceals the face, and what can this ancient art teach us about femininity today?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Deep Dive into Noh Theatre:\u003c\/b\u003e Go behind the rainbow curtain into the world of Noh, Japan’s ancient and beautiful performing art, as National Book Award-winner William T. Vollmann attempts to decode its mysteries.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Art of the Mask:\u003c\/b\u003e Explore the haunting power of Noh masks, from their creation by master carvers to the way actors use them to convey complex emotions and transcend reality on stage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGender Performance in Japan:\u003c\/b\u003e From the stylized femininity of Noh and Kabuki to the modern worlds of geishas and transgender women, Vollmann investigates the many faces of womanhood.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eStunning Author Photography:\u003c\/b\u003e Illustrated with dozens of Vollmann’s own evocative photographs, capturing the faces, costumes, and hidden moments of a world steeped in tradition.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Ecco","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46806036054271,"sku":"9780061228490","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780061228490_s600x595.jpg?v=1780943372","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780061228490","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}