Gender and social status in Zeami's Noh plays

Authors

Winai Jamornsuriya

Publication Date

2010-01-01

Abstract

This article studies women's power and negotiation illustrated in lovelorn heroines' roles in Noh plays, particularly those composed by Zeami (1363?—1443?), the most famous Japanese playwright during the fourteenth century. This article examines Zeami's eight Noh plays, analyzing the causes of separation and the heroine's sadness in these stories, to illustrate the gender power and social status of Japanese women at the time.

DOI

10.58837/CHULA.ARV.23.1.3

First Page

44

Last Page

52

Recommended Citation

Jamornsuriya, Winai (2010) "Gender and social status in Zeami's Noh plays," Asian Review: Vol. 23: No. 1, Article 4.
DOI: 10.58837/CHULA.ARV.23.1.3
Available at: https://digital.car.chula.ac.th/arv/vol23/iss1/4