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Unspeakable acts : the avant-garde theatre of Terayama Shūji and postwar Japan by Carol Fisher Sorgenfrei; Shūji Terayama is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Terayama Shuji was one of postwar Japan's most gifted & controversial playwrights/directors. Since his death more than 20 years ago, he has been transformed into a cult hero in Japan Despite this notoriety, Unspeakable Acts is the first book in any language to analyze the theater of Terayama in depth. It interrogates postwar Japanese culture & theater through the creative work of this unique yet emblematic artist. By situating Terayama in his historical milieu & by using tools derived from Japanese & Western theories of psychoanalysis, anthropology, sociology, gender, studies, & aesthetics, Carol Fisher Sorgenfrei has woven a sophisticated & provocative study. Introduction (excerpt):Terayama Shuji (1935 — 1983) would have been an alchemist if he could. He was constantly metamorphosing, transforming, & reinventing himself. His multifarious identities included internationally renowned poet, playwright, director, filmmaker, photographer, novelist, lyricist, cultural critic, theatrical theorist, advocate for the rights of youth, & spokesman for lonely teenage girls —as well as gambler, peeping Tom, & anarchic destroyer of tradition. He spent his 47 years in search of a personal philoso

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Author

Carol Fisher Sorgenfrei; Shūji Terayama

Publisher

University of Hawai'i Press ; Eurospan [distributor

Published

2005

Language

EN

ISBN

9780824827960

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, History, Humanities

Rating

3.71 / 5 (17 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14