能とギリシア悲劇との対比について

野上豊一郎「能の主役一人主義」の場合

抄録

This research report deals with a study of the comparisons made by the researcher Nogami Toyoichiro (1883-1950) between the no theatre and the theatre of classical Greece, especially tragedies, as expounded in a large number of his articles and books, but most clearly dealt with in his 1923 article “No no shuyaku hitori shugi” (published in the magazine Shiso, February 1923 and later included in his book No kenkyu to hakken, “Discoveries and research on no”). It was Nogami's conclusion after comparison of the numbers and types of leading actors, the function of the chorus, and the use of masks, that the comparison of the two theatrical forms was neither a valid nor especially valuable one.
However, in the preliminary arguments put forward in this research report, I have endeavoured to show that a number of Nogami's conclusions are based on over-simplifications and inaccurate pieces of information that have been revised since the time that Nogami wrote his studies. I believe that it is therefore advisable to postpone judgement concerning the value of comparison of the two theatrical forms until a thorough examination and discussion of the problem has been made.