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James R. Brandon

Born

Mazomanie, Wisconsin, The United States

Died

September 19, 2015

Genre

Art, History

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An authority on kabuki theater, James Rodger Brandon received his bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. After receiving his Ph.D. in 1955, Brandon joined the Foreign Service for six years, working in Java and Japan. Upon his return to the United States in 1961 Brandon taught Asian theater at the University of Michigan's Department of Speech and Comparative Literature, where he directed his first two Kabuki productions in English. In 1968 Brandon joined the staff at the University of Hawai'i in Manoa, where he taught until his retirement in 2000. ...more

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James R. Brandon’s books

Average rating: 4.15 · 123 ratings · 16 reviews · 23 distinct works

	Kabuki: Five Classic Plays 3.91 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1975 — 7 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 Cambridge Guide to Asian Theatre 3.65 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1993 — 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
	Masterpieces of Kabuki: Eighteen Plays on Stage 4.27 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2004 — 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
	Kabuki Plays on Stage: Brilliance and Bravado, 1697-1766 (Kabuki Plays on Stage, Volume 1) by James R. Brandon (Editor), Samuel L. Leiter (Editor) 4.60 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2002	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
	On Thrones of Gold: Three Javanese Shadow Plays 3.80 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1970 — 4 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
	Kabuki Plays On Stage. Volume 3: Darkness and Desire, 1804-1864 by James R. Brandon (Editor), Samuel L. Leiter (Editor) 4.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2002 — 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
	Kabuki Plays on Stage: Villainy and Vengeance, 1773-1799 (Kabuki Plays on Stage, Volume 2) by James R. Brandon (Editor), Samuel L. Leiter (Editor) 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2002 — 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
	No and Kyogen in the Contemporary World 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1996	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
	Studies in Kabuki: Its Acting, Music and Historical Context by James R. Brandon, William P. Malm, Donald H. Shively 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1978 — 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
	Kabuki Plays on Stage. Volume 4: Restoration and Reform, 1872-1905 by James R. Brandon (Editor), Samuel L. Leiter (Editor) 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2003 — 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