Onnagata : a labyrinth of gendering in kabuki theater /
Maki Isaka.
- 1 online resource (xvi, 256 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Fundamentals: invitation to labyrinths of gendering -- Introduction: a labyrinth of onnagata -- Geneses of a maze: androgyne fatale -- Femininity inside out: onnagata who pass -- Denial of transience: forfeiting the androgynous charm -- Prescription for femininity: onnagata who pass -- Canonization: creating onnagata traditions -- Femininity in circulation: texts in kabuki, kabuki in texts -- Marginalized centers: bodies and personnel -- Naturally disciplined: moving real on procrustean beds -- Female onnagata in the porous labyrinth: the enunciated femininity and the enunciating masculinity -- Origins of onnagata: modern reformation -- Toward contemporary onnagata: art in their blood -- Epilogue: the journey continues.