Isaka, Maki, <br/><br/>
Onnagata :  a labyrinth of gendering in kabuki theater / 
Maki Isaka. 
 - Seattle :  University of Washington Press,  (c)2015. 
 - 1 online resource (xvi, 256 pages) 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780295806242 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Kabuki--History.<br/>Actors--History.--Japan<br/>Female impersonators--History.--Japan
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN2924  / .O563 2015