WILLIAMSTOWN — In 1933, novelist Jun'ichiro Tanizaki published "In'ei Raisan," In Praise of Shadows, exploring for Western readers the significance of light and darkness in traditional Japanese ...
“We find beauty not in the thing itself, but in the patterns of shadows, the light and the darkness, that one thing against another creates,” Jun'ichiro Tanizaki writes in his 1933 essay In Praise of ...
Moviefone: Tanizaki Junichiro on Japanese Aesthetics - In Praise of Shadows - Full Cast and Crew
Tanizaki Junichiro on Japanese Aesthetics - In Praise of Shadows - Full Cast and Crew
According to a release from the museum, “In Praise of Shadows” presents a selection of works on paper by acclaimed 20th century and contemporary artists in dialogue with the Japanese author Jun’ichiro ...
Jun'ichirō Tanizaki was a prominent figure in Japanese literature, known for his exploration of traditional themes and the complexities of human desire. His diverse body of work includes novels ...
Jun’ichir Tanizaki’s literary oeuvre is a mesmerizing exploration of the human condition, brilliantly dissecting the complex nature of love and desire. His narratives, often steeped in ...
Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, one of the most prominent Japanese authors of the twentieth century, is renowned for his profound engagement with themes of human desire and the complex interplay between ...
Naomi is a 1925 novel by Jun’ichirō Tanizaki about a man named Joji who embarks on a tumultuous relationship with a young woman named Naomi. Joji, twenty-eight, meets fifteen-year-old Naomi ...
In the following excerpt, Mizuta Lippit analyzes the thematic and stylistic influence of Edgar Allan Poe on Tanizaki's short fiction.