Onnagata : A Labyrinth of Gendering in Kabuki Theater

Morinaga, Maki

University of Washington Press（2017/08発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 272 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780295742755
• DDC分類 792.0952

Full Description

Kabuki is well known for its exaggerated acting, flamboyant costumes and makeup, and unnatural storylines. The onnagata, usually male actors who perform the roles of women, have been an important aspect of kabuki since its beginnings in the 17th century. In a "labyrinth" of gendering, the practice of men playing women's roles has affected the manifestations of femininity in Japanese society. In this case study of how gender has been defined and redefined through the centuries, Maki Isaka examines how the onnagata's theatrical gender "impersonation" has shaped the concept and mechanisms of femininity and gender construction in Japan. The implications of the study go well beyond disciplinary and geographic cloisters.

Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments

Note on Textual Conventions

Part One | Fundamentals: Invitation to Labyrinths of Gendering

Introduction: A Labyrinth of Onnagata

1. Geneses of a Maze: Androgyne Fatale

Part Two | Femininity Inside Out: Onnagata Who Pass

2. Denial of Transience: Forfeiting the Androgynous Charm

3. Prescription for Femininity: Onnagata Who Pass

4. Canonization: Creating Onnagata Traditions

5. Femininity in Circulation: Texts in Kabuki, Kabuki in Texts

Part Three | Marginalized Centers: Bodies and Personnel

6. Naturally Disciplined: Moving Real on Procrustean Beds

7. Female Onnagata in the Porous Labyrinth: The Enunciated Femininity and the Enunciating Masculinity

Part Four | Origins of Onnagata: Modern Reformation

8. Toward Contemporary Onnagata: Art in Their Blood

Epilogue: The Journey Continues

Notes

Bibliography

Index