Kissing the mask : beauty, understatement and femininity in Japanese Noh theater : with some thoughts on muses (especially Helga Testorf), transgender women, kabuki goddesses, porn queens, poets, housewives, makeup artists, geishas, valkyries, and Venus figurines
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New York, NY : Ecco, [2010].
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9780061228483, 0061228486
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New York, NY : Ecco, [2010].
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xxi, 504 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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9780061228483, 0061228486

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Includes bibliographical references (pages [436]-500).
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Explores the enigma surrounding Noh theater and the traditions that have made it intrinsic to Japanese culture for centuries and extracts the secrets of staged femininity and the mystery of perceived and expressed beauty.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Vollmann, W. T. (2010). Kissing the mask: beauty, understatement and femininity in Japanese Noh theater : with some thoughts on muses (especially Helga Testorf), transgender women, kabuki goddesses, porn queens, poets, housewives, makeup artists, geishas, valkyries, and Venus figurines (First edition.). Ecco.

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Vollmann, William T. 2010. Kissing the Mask: Beauty, Understatement and Femininity in Japanese Noh Theater : With Some Thoughts On Muses (especially Helga Testorf), Transgender Women, Kabuki Goddesses, Porn Queens, Poets, Housewives, Makeup Artists, Geishas, Valkyries, and Venus Figurines. Ecco.

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Vollmann, William T. Kissing the Mask: Beauty, Understatement and Femininity in Japanese Noh Theater : With Some Thoughts On Muses (especially Helga Testorf), Transgender Women, Kabuki Goddesses, Porn Queens, Poets, Housewives, Makeup Artists, Geishas, Valkyries, and Venus Figurines Ecco, 2010.

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Vollmann, William T. Kissing the Mask: Beauty, Understatement and Femininity in Japanese Noh Theater : With Some Thoughts On Muses (especially Helga Testorf), Transgender Women, Kabuki Goddesses, Porn Queens, Poets, Housewives, Makeup Artists, Geishas, Valkyries, and Venus Figurines First edition., Ecco, 2010.

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