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Chikamatsu Monzaemon

Born

in Japan

January 01, 1653

Died

January 06, 1725

Website

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chikamatsu_Monzaemon

Genre

Classics

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Born in Japan in 1653 with the name of "Sugimore Nobumori", Chikamatsu Monzaemon was to become perhaps the greatest dramatist in the history of the Japanese theatre.
Chikamatsu is said to have written over one hundred plays, most of which were written for the bunraku or puppet theatre. His works combine comedy and tragedy, poetry and prose, and present scenes of combat, torture, and suicide on stage. Most of Chikamatsu's domestic tragedies are based an actual events. His Sonezaki shinju (The Love Suicides at Sonezaki), for example, was based on reports of an actual double suicide of the apprentice clerk and his lover.
But he wrote some famous historical plays, too.

In 1705, Chikamatsu moved to Osaka where he became a writer for Takemoto Giday ...more

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Chikamatsu Monzaemon’s books

Average rating: 3.85 · 1,172 ratings · 109 reviews · 95 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Love Suicide at Amijima (Shinju Ten no Amijima): A Study of a Japanese Domestic Tragedy by Chikamatsu Monzaemon (Michigan Classics in Japanese Studies) by Chikamatsu Monzaemon, Donald H. Shively 3.57 avg rating — 248 ratings — published 1703 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Los amantes suicidas de Sonezaki by Chikamatsu Monzaemon, Yoko Ogihara (Translator), Fernando Cordobés (Translator) 3.70 avg rating — 126 ratings — published 1703 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stories from a Tearoom Window: Lore and Legends of the Japanese Tea Ceremony by Chikamatsu Monzaemon, Toshiko Mori (Editor), Shigenori Chikmatsu 3.65 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Major Plays of Chikamatsu by Chikamatsu Monzaemon, Donald Keene (Translator) 4.15 avg rating — 20 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Love Suicides At Amijima ~ Shinju Ten no Amijima 3.39 avg rating — 18 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Battles of Coxinga (Cambridge Oriental Series, Series Number 4) by Chikamatsu Monzaemon, Donald Keene 3.80 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1951 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Courier for Hell 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chikamatsu by Chikamatsu Monzaemon, C. Andrew Gerstle 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1724 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Οι μάχες του Κοξίνγκα by Chikamatsu Monzaemon, Αλέξανδρος Κοτζιάς (Translator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Daimyounagusamisoga Kabukikyakuhonsyu (Sekiyouteibunko) by Chikamatsu Monzaemon, Sekiyoutei Barei (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1683	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Chikamatsu Monzaemon (?)

“If tears of grief flowed from the eyes and tears of anger from the ears, I could show my heart without saying a word. But my tears all pour in the same way from my eyes, and there's no difference in their color. It's not surprising that you can't tell what's in my heart.”
― Chikamatsu Monzaemon, The Love Suicide at Amijima (Shinju Ten no Amijima): A Study of a Japanese Domestic Tragedy by Chikamatsu Monzaemon

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