ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Bunraku, Japanese traditional puppet theatre in which half-life-size dolls act out a chanted dramatic narrative, called jōruri, to the accompaniment of a small samisen (three-stringed Japanese lute).

Detailed explanation-2: -Bunraku () (also known as Ningyō jōruri ()) is a form of traditional Japanese puppet theatre, founded in Osaka in the beginning of the 17th century, which is still performed in the modern day.

Detailed explanation-3: -jōruri, in Japanese literature and music, a type of chanted recitative that came to be used as a script in bunraku puppet drama. Its name derives from the Jōrurihime monogatari, a 15th-century romantic tale, the leading character of which is Lady Jōruri.

Detailed explanation-4: -Bunraku () is the traditional puppet theater of Japan. It started of as popular entertainment for the commoners during the Edo Period in Osaka and evolved into artistic theater during the late 17th century. Along with noh and kabuki, it is recognized as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.

Detailed explanation-5: -Bunraku is also called ningyo joruri; ningyo means “doll” or “puppet, ” and joruri refers to a style of dramatic narrative chanting accompanied by the three-stringed instrument, the shamisen.