Question
In a play titled for this emotion, a palm tree and pine grow from the same trunk in the Wood of Tenjin. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this emotion that appears in the titles of two plays set in Amijima (“ah-mih-JEE-muh”) and Sonezaki (“soh-neh-ZAH-kee”) by Chikamatsu Monzaemon (“CHICK-uh-MAT-zoo mon-ZAY-mon”).
ANSWER: love [or clear equivalents like romance; or ai; accept love-suicide or The Love Suicides at Sonezaki or The Love Suicides at Amijima]
[10e] Chikamatsu’s love-suicide plays are staples of bunraku drama, which are performed with these objects. Shadow plays manipulate these objects with string against a translucent screen.
ANSWER: puppets [or puppetry; accept marionettes; prompt on dolls]
[10h] Novels like The Man Who Loved Love by Iharu Seikaku (“ih-HAH-roo say-KAH-koo”) exemplify this Edo period genre of Japanese fiction inspired by superfluous life in red light districts. This genre titles a Kazuo Ishiguro novel following Ono’s artistic conflicts.
ANSWER: floating world [or ukiyo-zōshi; accept tales of the floating world; prompt on kana-zōshi or katakana]
<Clark Smith, Literature - World and Miscellaneous> ~23523~ <Editor: Jim Fan>
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Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 PACE NSC | 06/08/2024 | Y | 36 | 15.28 | 97% | 44% | 11% |