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OverviewLike Roland Barthes' well-known book, L’Empire des signes, from which the title of the present collection is taken, this volume contains essays dealing with certain aspects of Japanese culture. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Yoshihiko Ikegami (University of Tokyo)Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Co Imprint: John Benjamins Publishing Co Volume: 8 Dimensions: Width: 16.40cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 24.50cm Weight: 0.760kg ISBN: 9789027232786ISBN 10: 9027232784 Pages: 333 Publication Date: 19 April 1991 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback 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 Contents1. Introduction: Semiotics and Culture (by Ikegami, Yoshihiko); 2. The Notion of the Sign in Japanese Tradition (by Toyama, Tomonori); 3. Creative Interpretation of the Text and the Japanese Mentality (by Arima, Michiko); 4. Characters that Represent, Reflect, and Translate Culture in the Context of the Revolution in Modern Art (by Mukai, Shutaro); 5. The Images of Japanese Landscapes: A Typological Approach (by Higuchi, Tadahiko); 6. Semiosis in Architecture: A Systemic Analysis of the Traditional Towntextures in Japan (by Monnai, Teruyuki); 7. Intertextuality in Japanese Traditional Music (by Tokumaru, Yoshihiko); 8. The Forbidden Chamber Motif in a Japanese Fairy Tale (by Kawai, Hayao); 9. Aspects of Japanese Nonverbal Behavior in Relation to Traditional Culture (by Tohyama, Yasuko); 10. Cosmological Dimension of the Japanese Theater (by Yamaguchi, Masao); 11. Literary Semiotics of Suburban Houses (by Kawasaki, Toshihiko); 12. The Ghost Trio: Beckett, Yeats, and Noh (by Takahashi, Yasunari); 13. A Semiotic Approach to the Role of Paritta in the Buddhist Ritual (by Aoki, Tamotsu); 14. Do-language and Become-language : Two Contrasting Types of Linguistic Representation (by Ikegami, Yoshihiko); 15. IndexReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |