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S'està carregant… The Pleasures of Japanese Literaturede Donald Keene
   Cap No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra.  bibliotecayamaguchi | Sep 18, 2018 |   I picked up quite a few fairly basic concepts that I should have known about but didn't, in particular the importance of the distinction between the roles of vernacular and Chinese writing, which has some rough parallels to the role of Latin in European literature, but had an even more direct effect in medieval Japan: the high-status language was reserved for male use, so writing in the vernacular was dominated by texts either addressed to or written by women, in particular love poetry and narrative prose, a distinction that became so entrenched that for a long time no-one felt able to write anything else in Japanese. Also, Keene digs into the way the shape of the Japanese language itself meant that only syllabic form could be used for structuring poetry - there are no stresses, only five word-endings that could make rhymes, and classical Japanese did not have long and short vowels - and how syllabic structure only really works effectively for very short forms (waka, haiku). I didn't get quite so much out of the lecture on drama - it's probably too complex a subject even to introduce in such a short space - but at least you come out with a slightly clearer idea of what distinguishes Nō, Kabuki and Bunraku. Useful, and very agreeable to read. (  )1  thorold | May 22, 2018 | Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
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Perhaps no one is more qualified to write about Japanese culture than Donald Keene, considered the leading interpreter of that nation's literature to the Western world. The author, editor, or translator of nearly three dozen books of criticism and works of literature, Keene now offers an enjoyable and beautifully written introduction to traditional Japanese culture for the general reader. The book acquaints the reader with Japanese aesthetics, poetry, fiction, and theater, and offers Keene's appreciations of these topics. Based on lectures given at the New York Public Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the University of California, Los Angeles, the essays -though written by a renowned scholar- presuppose no knowledge of Japanese culture. Keene's deep learning, in fact, enables him to construct an overview as delightful to read as it is informative. His insights often illuminate aspects of traditional Japanese culture that endure today. One of these is the appreciation of "perishability." this appreciation os seen in countless little bits of Japanese life: in temples made of wood instead of durable materials; in the preference for objects -such as pottery- that are worn, broken, or used rather than new; and in the national love of the delicate cherry blossom, which normally falls after a brief three days of flowering. Keene quotes the fourteenth-century Buddhist monk Kenko, who wrote that "the most precious thing about life is its uncertainty." Throughout the volume, Keene demonstrates that the rich artistic and social traditions of Japan can indeed be understood by readers from our culture. This book will enlighten anyone interested in Japanese literature and culture. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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Cada capítulo propone además brillantes reflexiones que nos iluminan sobre aquellos elementos culturales que, herederos de una tradición milenaria, se han conservado casi intactos hasta nuestros días. Así, descubriremos por ejemplo que la reducida extensión de sus poemas era originalmente casi una necesidad, por qué en el kabuki los actores representan también los personajes femeninos, la razón por la que los más exquisitos templos están construidos en madera, la preferencia por la cerámica imperfecta o el desbordante entusiasmo de todo un pueblo por la efímera y delicada flor del cerezo.