Chushingura: The Treasury Of Loyal Retainers; Author: Translator Keene, Donald; Paperback

Author: Translator Keene, Donald
Paperback; Notes
183 pages
Published: April 1971
University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton
ISBN: 0231035314

Chushingura (The Treasury of Loyal Retainers), also known as the story of the Forty-Six (or Forty-Seven) Ronin, is the most famous and perennially popular of all Japanese dramas. Writtenin the eighteenth century as a puppet play, it is now best known through Kabuki theater performances.This edition includes a new preface, introduction, and notes.Chushingura (The Treasury of Loyal Retainers), also known as the story of 46 or (47) Ronin, is a famous Japanese drama. Written about 1748 as a puppet play, it is now better known through Kabuki theatre performances. A new preface, an introduction and notes are included with the translation.