Book review of: William T. Vollmann: Kissing The Mask: Beauty, Understatement and Femininity in Japanese Noh Theater with Some Thoughts on Muses (especially Helga Testorf), Transgender Women, Kabuki Goddesses, Porn Queens, Poets, Housewives, Makeup Artists, Geishas, Valkyries and Venus Figurines.

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Abstract

Explores the enigma surrounding Noh theater and the traditions that have made it intrinsic to Japanese culture for centuries and extracts the secrets of staged femininity and the mystery of perceived and expressed beauty.
Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)172-174
Number of pages3
JournalTDR/The Drama Review
Volume57
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2013

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