Reflections on Japanese Taste: The Structure of Iki

Reflections on Japanese Taste: The Structure of Iki

The first English translation of a remarkable book on modern aesthetics that clarifies a distinctively plebeian Japanese sensibility based on a unique category of taste, iki. The work anticipates directions in postwar thought, structuralism in particular, through its opposition of high and low culture. The only version of Kuki's text - including those in Japanese - to provide full interpretive notes (many based on Kuki's own sources and manuscripts), this book is essential reading for studies in Japanese culture.
Country USA
Brand Power Publications Inc. (FL)
Manufacturer Power Publications, Sydney
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780909952303
ReleaseDate 2011-02-01

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