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Writing Japonisme
Pamela A. Genova
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Description for Writing Japonisme
In her book, Pamela Genova suggests that as critics move in general from a literal to a more metaphoric understanding and presentation of "Japonisme," the mutability of the phenomenon is highlighted in a rich and illuminating manner. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 825.
Beginning in the late nineteenth century, French visual artists began incorporating Japanese forms into their work. The style, known as japonisme, spanned the arts.
Identifying a general critical move from a literal to a more metaphoric understandingand presentation of japonisme, Pamela A. Genova applies a theory of “aesthetic translation” to a broad response to Japanese aesthetics within French culture. She crosses the borders of genre, field, and form to explore the relationship of Japanese visual art to French prose writing of the mid- to late 1800s. Writing Japonisme focuses on the work of Edmond de Goncourt, Joris-Karl Huysmans, Émile ... Read more
Beginning in the late nineteenth century, French visual artists began incorporating Japanese forms into their work. The style, known as japonisme, spanned the arts.
Identifying a general critical move from a literal to a more metaphoric understandingand presentation of japonisme, Pamela A. Genova applies a theory of “aesthetic translation” to a broad response to Japanese aesthetics within French culture. She crosses the borders of genre, field, and form to explore the relationship of Japanese visual art to French prose writing of the mid- to late 1800s. Writing Japonisme focuses on the work of Edmond de Goncourt, Joris-Karl Huysmans, Émile ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Number of Pages
376
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Evanston, United States
ISBN
9780810132214
SKU
V9780810132214
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About Pamela A. Genova
Pamela A. Genova is David Ross Boyd Professor of French at the University of Oklahoma, USA.
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