Manzai : metamorphoses of a Japanese comic performance genre
This thesis discusses the historical development of the Japanese comic performance genre of manzai, and its contemporary manifestations. The first chapter examines manzai's ritual origins in the Heian court and its subsequent expansion throughout Japan as an established performance style. The c...
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McGill University
1998
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