"En no Gyoja" - En no Gyoja

Japanese: 《役の行者》 - えんのぎょうじゃ
"En no Gyoja" - En no Gyoja

…In 1904, he published “Shinkyoku Urashima” (New Song of Urashima), advocating a new dance drama style, but two years later, he supported Shimamura Hogetsu and founded the Literary Association, introducing Shakespeare, Ibsen, and other artists, laying the foundations for the new drama movement. The circumstances that led to the dissolution of the Literary Association due to a love affair between Hogetsu and Matsui Sumako are reflected in his play “Yaku no Gyoja” (1915). In his later years, he devoted himself to translating Shakespeare, completing the complete works in 40 volumes in 1928, and working on revising them until just before his death. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "En no Gyoja" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…1904年には《新曲浦島》を発表,新舞踊劇を提唱するが,翌々年,島村抱月を支援して文芸協会を興し,シェークスピア,イプセンなどを紹介して新劇運動の基礎を築いた。抱月と松井須磨子の恋愛問題で文芸協会が解散するにいたったいきさつは戯曲《役の行者》(1915)に投影されている。晩年はシェークスピアの翻訳に全力を傾注し,28年全40巻の全集を完成,死の直前までその改修につとめた。…

※「《役の行者》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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