New Essays in Japanese Aesthetics

Title

New Essays in Japanese Aesthetics

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Department

Philosophy and Religion

Description

This collection presents twenty-seven new essays in Japanese aesthetics by leading experts in the field. Beginning with an extended foreword by renowned scholar and artist Stephen Addiss and a comprehensive introduction that surveys the history of Japanese aesthetics and the ways in which it is similar to and different from Western aesthetics, this groundbreaking work brings together a large variety of disciplinary perspectives—including those of philosophy, literature, and cultural politics—to shed light on the artistic and aesthetic traditions of Japan and the central themes in Japanese art and aesthetics. Contributors explore topics from the philosophical groundings for Japanese aesthetics and the Japanese aesthetics of imperfection and insufficiency to the Japanese love of and respect for nature and the paradoxical ability of Japanese art and culture to absorb enormous amounts of foreign influence and yet maintain its own unique identity. Intended to advance scholarship in multiple areas of inquiry and to serve as a valuable resource for the classroom, New Essays in Japanese Aesthetics will appeal not only to a wide range of humanities scholars but also to graduate and undergraduate students of Japanese aesthetics, art, philosophy, literature, culture, and civilization. Masterfully articulating the contributors’ Japanese-aesthetical concerns and their application to Japanese arts (including literature, theater, film, drawing, painting, calligraphy, ceramics, crafts, music, fashion, comics, cooking, packaging, gardening, landscape architecture, flower arrangement, the martial arts, and the tea ceremony), these engaging and penetrating essays will also appeal to nonacademic professionals and general audiences. This seminal work will be essential reading for anyone interested in gaining a deeper understanding of Japanese aesthetics.

ISBN

0739180819

Publication Date

12-15-2017

Publisher

Lexington Books

City

Lanham, MD

Keywords

Japanese aesthetics, Japanese art, Japanese culture, Japanese philosophy, Japanese literature, Japanese politics, Japanese religions, everyday aesthetics, cultural politics, Kuki Shūzō

Disciplines

Aesthetics | Art and Design | Arts and Humanities | East Asian Languages and Societies | Film and Media Studies | Japanese Studies | Philosophy | Theatre and Performance Studies

New Essays in Japanese Aesthetics

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