The Structure of Detachment: The Aesthetic Vision of Kuki Shuzo
Hiroshi Nara
University of Hawaii Press
Published when Japan was struggling to define and assert its national and cultural identity, ""The Structure of Iki"" re-introduced a sophisticated tradition of urbane and spirited stylishness (iki) that was forged in the Edo period. This text offers an annotated translation of this seminal work of one of modern Japan's most prominent philosophers.