Japanese Aesthetics and Anime: The Influence of Tradition - Paperback
Japanese Aesthetics and Anime: The Influence of Tradition - Paperback
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by Dani Cavallaro (Author)
This study addresses the relationship between Japanese aesthetics, a field steeped in philosophy and traditional knowledge, and anime, a prominent part of contemporary popular culture. There are three premises: (1) the abstract concepts promoted by Japanese aesthetics find concrete expression at the most disparate levels of everyday life; (2) the abstract and the concrete coalesce in the visual domain, attesting to the visual nature of Japanese culture at large; and (3) anime can help us appreciate many aspects of Japan's aesthetic legacy, in terms of both its theoretical propositions and its visual, even tangible, aspects.
Author Biography
The late Dani Cavallaro wrote widely about literature, cultural theory, and anime. She lived in London.
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