... and several of the main characters in the Chushingura. En'ya Hangan and Ko no Moronao, historical characters of the fourteenth century, stand in for Asano and Kira, respectively, and the ronin are introduced under slightly altered names. Oishi, for instance, is called Oboshi Yuranosuke. The first four acts...

... and Ko no Moronao, historical characters of the fourteenth century, stand in for Asano and Kira, respectively, and the ronin are introduced under slightly altered names. Oishi, for instance, is called Oboshi Yuranosuke. The first four acts, which culminate in Hangan's suicide, have an ironic twist...

... provocative aspects of Professor Varley's analysis. For example, the idea of incomplete revolution in the transition to military rule is intriguing as is the analysis of Ko no Moronao as a revolutionary favoring "complete destruction of the old order" and aiming at "warrior control in the separate provinces...

... as is the analysis of Ko no Moronao as a revolutionary favoring "complete destruction of the old order" and aiming at "warrior control in the separate provinces with a figurehead shogun above" (PP- 3!-32)- Relegation of the section on peasant uprisings to an epilogue is unfortunate, but this is an important addition...

...] The actor Sakato Tojoru IV in an unidentified role; signed Shunyei. [12.997] The 5th Danjuro as Kagekiyo in the drama "Hatsu Akebono Niwatori Soga"; signed Shunsho; dated 1772. H. 13", W. 6 [12.993] The actor Morita Kanya VIII in the role of Kono Moronao in Kanadehon Chushingura; signed Shunyei gwa; dated...