Restless Spirits from Japanese Noh Plays of the Fourth Group

The fourth-group Noh so designated because they are performed fourth in a formal five-Noh program includes almost one hundred plays and is a group of great variety: some plays are supernatural or visional others realistic; their leading characters include deities demons ghosts mad people samurai and street artists. Dividing them into nine sub-groups the author fully analyses their dramatic characteristics. Includes translations of four Noh chosen from the first four subgroups. Format is line-by-line translation next to the Romanized Japanese text with introduction and running commentary.