A History of Modern Japanese Aesthetics
- Binding: Paperback
- Publisher: Univ of Hawaii Pr
- Publish date: 03/01/2001
Description:
This collection of essays constitutes the first history of modern Japanese aesthetics in any language. It introduces readers through lucid and readable translations to works on the philosophy of art written by major Japanese thinkers from the late nineteenth century to the present. Selected from a variety of sources (monographs, journals, catalogues), the essays cover topics related to the study of beauty in art and nature.
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The translations are organized into four parts. The first, "The Introduction of Aesthetics", traces the formation of notions of "beauty", "culture", and "art" in Japan. It includes discussion of the creation of the museum in Japan and the frenetic efforts of Nishi Amane, Okakura Tenshin, Ernest Fenollosa, and Mori Ogai to introduce German, British, and French aesthetic thought to the Japanese. This is followed by three sections that examine the transformation of the aesthetic field into an academic discipline that flourished at three major Japanese universities.
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