Table of contents : Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Abbreviations Part I: Zeami’s Shift in Representational Styles 1. The Social Context of Zeami’s Secret Treatises 2. Developing Zeami’s Representational Style 3. Fierce Moons, Gentle Demons: From Ends to Means Part II: Zeami’s Literary Turn 4. Composing the Text 5. Zeami’s Theory in Practice: An Analysis of the Waki Play Takasago Part III: The Actor’s Attunement and Nikyoku Santai 6. Actor and Audience 7. Mind and Technique: The Two Modes in Training Coda Appendix 1: An Annotated Translation of Sandō Appendix 2: An Annotated Translation of Takasago Notes Character Glossary Selected Bibliography Index About the Author