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Japanese playwright Chikamatsu Monzaemon (1653-1725) is best known for his tragedies involving ordinary men and women in the kansai, or western part, of Japan, where his works were first presented in ...
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In this essay, Sasayama offers a comparative study of Shakespeare's and Chikamatsu's careers, including not only their dramatic works but also the material conditions of the theaters and...
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Chikamatsu Monzaemon
Critical Essay by Takashi Sasayama
