Description: Also includes historical, critical commentaries.
Review Quotes: While not shunning canonical works, The Columbia Anthology of Modern Japanese Drama promotes lesser-known--and exciting--dramatic texts, even dedicating a special chapter to 'popular theater.' In doing so, the volume fills gaps in the scholarship of drama literature from Japan. It is backed by informative introductions and essays that display fine and up-to-date scholarship in the field.--Stanca Scholz-Cionca, University of Trier