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Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part One: Edo Kabuki
Opening the theater year: the kao-mise production
The long-run spring production: the Soga tradition
Winding down the theater year: the bon and farewell productions
The multi-part structure of kabuki
The link between the old and new orders
Sekai and shukō: tradition and innovation
Part Two: Sukeroku's Double Identity
The Soga brothers' revenge
The origins of the Soga tradition in nō, kōwaka, and ko-jōruri
Ichikawa Danjūrō I and the representation of Soga Gorō in kabuki
Chapter 4: Sukeroku, Flower of Edo: The Transformation of Soga Gorō into Sukeroku
The origins of the Sukeroku innovation
Ichikawa Danjūrō II and the introduction of the Sukeroku innovation to Edo kabuki
Sukeroku: flower of Edo
Conclusion
Postscript: Reconstructing Kabuki for Performance
Select Bibliography
Appendix I: Kabuki Source Materials of the Tokugawa Period
Appendix II: List of Japanese Terms, Names, and Titles