Talk:Minoru Betsuyaku

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Betsuyaku Minoru Bibliography

Introduction •	First, I had a bit of trouble finding many book resources that contained huge amounts of information on Betsuyaku Minoru. The artist interview had lots of information that was useful for me. Most sources gave me a brief overview of his life. For example, there were information about his family and how the WW2 has affected his career. I also found information about his college and what style of plays he focused on the most. He has written many plays, around 130 plays, and also wrote some children’s story. This author is unique because his works were not mainstream. He has created a new genre in playwriting, absurd. I would have liked more information of his influences. I was not able to find many sources with what has influenced him through his works. I will also look to find more information about him in other sources such as David Goodman’s Collection. Betsuyaku Minoru’s important facts •	Waseda University (He first wanted to be a painter, but changed to theatre there) •	“A and B and certain women” (Very first play in 1961) •	Becket (Minoru realized realism plays were at an edge) •	Foundation of “theatre of absurd” •	“Alice in Wonderland”, children plays Current Wikipedia -	There is currently no English Wikipedia page for Betsuyaku Minoru. When I type his name only pages with mention of his name comes out. This means that I would have to create a new page for this author. I would follow my description on the “superior Wikipedia page” essay. I would first organize information into sections such as early life, career, influences, plays and etc. I would like to put lots of useful pictures because I believe in the saying that a picture means a thousand words. Also, I would definitely put a list of his works in chronical order so that anyone with interest may find a work from him very easily in my site.

Works Cited "Artist Interview: Minoru Betsuyaku | Performing Arts Network Japan." Artist Interview: Minoru Betsuyaku | Performing Arts Network Japan. Performing Arts Network Japan, 16 Oct. 2007. Web. 01 May 2015. -	It is a real interview with Minoru Betsuyaku done by Hirofumi Okano. This is very useful because the author himself describes his life. Cody, Gabrielle H., and Evert Sprinchorn. The Columbia Encyclopedia of Modern Drama. New York: Columbia UP, 2007. Print. -	This source is giving brief outline of Minoru’s life and also what or who influenced his career. This information is very useful because it will be the main source too look for influences from other people. Kennedy, Dennis. The Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre & Performance. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2003. Print. -	This source focuses on his works in his career. This source is not as useful because it does not contain much information. Miller, J. Scott. Historical Dictionary of Modern Japanese Literature And: Theater. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow, 2009. Print. -	It has a very brief overview of Betsuyaku Minoru. This source is not that useful but it contains information on his family and how World War 2 has affected him. Rimer, Thomas. Columbia Anthology of Modern Japanese Literature;from 1945 to the Present. S.l.: Columbia UP, 2007. Print. -	This source describes what his play style was. It is a very important source because it actually contains a translated versions of his plays such as “The Little Match Girl”