The Artistry of Aeschylus and Zeami: A Comparative Study of Greek Tragedy and NoBy means of a cross cultural analysis of selected examples of early Japanese and early Greek drama, Mae Smethurst enhances our appreciation of each form. While using the methods of a classicist to increase our understanding of no as literary texts, she also demonstrates that the fifteenth century treatises of Zeami an important playwright, actor, critic, and teacher of no offer fresh insight into Aeschylus' use of actors, language, and various