Extract from In Praise of Shadows, Jun’ichirō Tanizaki

Issue 6

April 2019

In Praise of Shadows is an essay on Japanese aesthetics by the Japanese author and novelist Jun'ichirō Tanizaki. 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.

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Extract from In Praise of Shadows, Jun’ichirō Tanizaki

Ave Éva

In defence of tonality

Furnishing the Philosophical Mind

The blossoms of the apricot blow from east to west

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A Morning Toilet, Filled with Vomit

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Senbazuru

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Review of the letters of Adolph Törneros

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