Violence in Kabuki Theatre

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The Depiction of Violence on the Kabuki StageAuthor(s): Samuel L. LeiterSource: Educational Theatre Journal, Vol. 21, No. 2 (May, 1969), pp. 147-155Published by: The Johns Hopkins University PressStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3205630Accessed: 14-03-2016 16:45 UTC

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