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" . . . Kenneth Yasuda has produced a volume of extraordinary scale and scope. . . . The book is a rare and wonderful achievement, and is presented with the modesty of the true master who knows that the novice learns most through a sense of sharing in the process of discovery and experience." - Monumenta Nipponica"I write in admiration and some awe over this unusual, idiosyncratic, and brilliant book: nobody else would have done it or have devised his methods of presentation and clarification. It is sui generis." - Earl Miner" . . . this handsome volume by Yasuda, which includes stage instructions and descriptions of the action taking place on the stage, is a fine first step in learning to appreciate this highly esoteric art form." - Daily Yomiuri"This work, massive in scale, impeccable in scholarship, and powerfully written, crowns magnificently the long and distinguished career of Kenneth Yasuda." - Choice"Yasuda's love of no, and his capacity for painstaking scholarship are apparent. The book is filled with remarkable insights . . . " - The Journal of Asian Studies