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OverviewTranslated by John Clark The first English translation of a remarkable book on modern aesthetics that clarifies a distinctively plebian Japanese sensibility based on a unique category of taste, IKI. The work anticipates directions in postwar thought, structuaralism 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. Essential reading for studies in Japanese culture. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Kuki Shuzo , John Clark , Sakuko Matsui , John ClarkePublisher: Power Institute of Fine Arts Imprint: Power Institute of Fine Arts Edition: illustrated edition Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.301kg ISBN: 9780909952303ISBN 10: 0909952302 Pages: 168 Publication Date: 01 August 1997 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationKuki Shuzo was a cosmopolitan member of an early twentieth-century modernising elite in Japan. During his long residence in Europe in the 1920s, Kuki studied under Husserl and was acquainted with Heidegger, Bergson, and the young Sartre. He was one of the first Japanese thinkers to found a Japanese aesthetics, bridging European and Japanese traditions in philosophy. John Clark teaches modern Asian art at the University of Sydney, Australia. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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