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In Praise of Shadows by Junichirō Tanizaki; Charles Moore; Thomas J Harper is a philosophy book available to read on EtoBox.
What is In Praise of Shadows about?
This Is An Essay On Aesthetics By One Of The Greatest Japanese Novelists. The Text Ranges Over Architecture, Jade, Food, Toilets, And Combines An Acute Sense Of The Use Of Space In Buildings, As Well As Perfect Descriptions Of Lacquerware Under Candlelight And Women In The Darkness Of The House Of Pleasure. The Essay Forms A Classic Description Of The Collision Between The Shadows Of Traditional Japanese Interiors And The Dazzling Light Of The Modern Age.
Who reads In Praise of Shadows?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Junichirō Tanizaki; Charles Moore; Thomas J Harper
- Publisher
- VINTAGE BOOKS
- Published
- 1977
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780099283577
- Category
- philosophy
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Philosophy
- Rating
- 4.12 / 5 (315 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
Other editions & translations
- Éloge de l'ombre (1989)
- Éloge de l'ombre (2012)
- In Praise of Shadows (2019)
- In Praise Of Shadows (2001)
- Lob des Schattens. Entwurf einer japanischen Ästhetik (1990)
- Το εγκώμιο της σκιάς (1995)
- Lob des Schattens: [Entwurf einer japanischen A sthetik] (1987)
- In Praise of Shadows in Praise of Shadows (1980)
- L'éloge de L'ombre (1933)
- Éloge de l'ombre (1977)
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