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‖ jōruri|ˈdʒoːruri|
[Jap., f. the name of Lady Jōruri, whose story was one of the most popular subjects for recitation.]
1. A type of dramatic recitation to musical accompaniment, associated with the Japanese puppet theatre. Also attrib. or as adj.
1890B. H. Chamberlain Things Japanese 342 The plays given at these [kabuki] theatres originated..partly in marionette dances accompanied by explanatory songs, called jōruri or gidaiyū. 1911Encycl. Brit. XV. 170/1 The Jōruri is a dramatic ballad, sung or recited to the accompaniment of the samisen and in unison with the movements of puppets. 1965W. Swaan Jap. Lantern xv. 175 Joruri singing or chanting or recitation derives from an ancient form of metrical story-telling analogous to that of the Greeks and the mediaeval bards.
2. In full, ningyo-jōruri [Jap. ningyo doll]. The Japanese puppet drama.
1950Chambers's Encycl. VIII. 60/2 The jōruri (puppet play) arose from recitations..which were combined in the early 17th century with marionette performances. 1954F. Bowers Jap. Theatre i. 30 The word Joruri applies specifically to musical dramas which developed from this style of chanting, and which retain for their accompaniment a combination singer-narrator and one or more samisen players. 1959E. Ernst Three Jap. Plays 36 It is not clear when the puppets were added to jōruri, but it is thought that puppet jōruri performances were given in 1596 in the city of Kyoto. 1966C. J. Dunn Early Jap. Puppet Drama 4 The name bunraku has widely displaced jōruri as the name of the puppet drama. |