In Praise of Shadows - Junichiro Tanizaki torrent

Category: Classic, History, Literature, Teen & Young Adult
Language: English
Keywords: Architeture Classic In Praise Of Shadows Junichiro Tanizaki

Written by Junichiro Tanizaki
Read by David Rintoul
Format: M4B
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

“Were it not for shadows there would be no beauty.”

In Praise of Shadows is an eloquent tribute to the austere beauty of traditional Japanese aesthetics. Through architecture, ceramics, theatre, food, women, and even toilets, Tanizaki explains the essence of shadows and darkness, and how they are able to augment beauty. He laments the heavy electric lighting of the West and its introduction to Japan and shows how the artificial, bright, and polished aesthetic of the West contrasts unfavorably with the moody and natural light of the East. Dreamy, melancholic, and mysterious, In Praise of Shadows is a haunting insight into a forgotten world.

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