ISBN:
978-1-4422-1893-2
Language:
English
Pages:
XIII, 287 S. :
,
Ill. ;
,
24 cm.
Series Statement:
Asia / Pacific / Perspectives
Uniform Title:
Bijo to wa nani ka
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
Keywords:
Geschichte
;
Feminine beauty (Aesthetics) / Japan / History
;
Feminine beauty (Aesthetics) / China / History
;
Geschichte
;
Frau.
;
Schönheitsideal.
;
China.
;
Japan.
;
Frau
;
Schönheitsideal
;
Geschichte
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (S. 277-279) and index. - Prologue: The search for the beautiful woman -- Favored appearances -- Feared beauties -- The rhetoric of representation -- Beauty as a construct -- Beautiful women in Chinese verse and prose, beauties in Japanese literature -- Resonance of aesthetic views -- Edo culture as a filter -- Until Naomi was born -- Epilogue: Where beauty will go
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