Title: In Praise of Shadows
Author: Jun'ichiro Tanizaki
Summary: The essay consists of 16 sections that discuss traditional Japanese aesthetics in contrast with change. Comparisons of light with darkness are used to contrast Western and Asian cultures. The West, in its striving for progress, is presented as continuously searching for light and clarity, while the subtle and subdued forms of oriental art and literature are seen by Tanizaki to represent an appreciation of shadow and subtlety, closely relating to the traditional Japanese concept of sabi.
(from Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Praise_of_Shadows#Publication)
Author: Jun'ichiro Tanizaki
Summary: The essay consists of 16 sections that discuss traditional Japanese aesthetics in contrast with change. Comparisons of light with darkness are used to contrast Western and Asian cultures. The West, in its striving for progress, is presented as continuously searching for light and clarity, while the subtle and subdued forms of oriental art and literature are seen by Tanizaki to represent an appreciation of shadow and subtlety, closely relating to the traditional Japanese concept of sabi.
(from Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Praise_of_Shadows#Publication)
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