"An intricate fusion of music, dance, mask, costume and language, the dramas address many subjects but the idea of "form" is more central than "meaning", and their structure is always ritualised. Selected for their liter..."An intricate fusion of music, dance, mask, costume and language, the dramas address many subjects but the idea of "form" is more central than "meaning", and their structure is always ritualised. Selected for their literary merit, the twenty-four plays in this volume dramatise such ideas as the relationship between men and the gods, brother and sister, parent and child, lover and beloved, and the power of greed and desire."--Back cover.