ISBN:
9789027285935
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (346 pages)
Series Statement:
Foundations of Semiotics v.8
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
306/.0952
Keywords:
Culture Semiotic models
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Culture ; Semiotic models
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Japan ; Civilization
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Electronic books
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Japan Civilization
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Aufsatzsammlung
Abstract:
Like Roland Barthes' well-known book, L'Empire des signes, from which the title of the present collection is taken, this volume contains essays dealing with certain aspects of Japanese culture.
Abstract:
THE EMPIRE OF SIGNS -- Editorial page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Table of contents -- Contributors -- Introduction: Semiotics and Culture -- 1. Semiotics -- 2. Culture in relation to semiotics -- 3. Roland Barthes and The Empire of Signs -- 4. 'East' and 'West': Some considerations toward a semiotic typology of culture -- Notes -- References -- The Notion of the Sign in Japanese Tradition -- Note -- Creative Interpretation of the Text and the Japanese Mentality -- 1. The creative performance of interpreting text in contexts -- 2. New rules in a Japanese semiotic society -- 3. The covertness of Japanese culture: uniformity, passivity, sympathy, teamwork, tranquility, simplicity, and strong context-dependency -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Characters that Represent, Reflect, and Translate Culture - in the Context of the Revolution in Modern Art -- Concrete Poetry -- Notes -- The Images of Japanese Landscapes: A Typological Approach -- 1. The basin surrounded by mountains. -- 2. Narrow valleys or gorges -- 3. The mountain edge -- 4. The maternal landscape -- Notes -- References -- Semiosis in Architecture: A Systemic Analysis of the Traditional Towntextures in Japan -- Introduction -- 1. The multi-modality of the urban semiotic text -- 2. Systemic code: the sign system of towntextures -- 3. Scene analysis: the formation of towntexture -- 4. Text analysis: the meaning of towntextures -- 5. Concluding remarks: semiosis in architecture -- Notes -- Glossary of Japanese Architectural Language -- References -- Intertextuality in Japanese Traditional Music -- 1. Octopus traps and the vertical society -- 2. The style of 'syamisen' music in general -- 3. Intra-stylistic intertextuality -- 4. Inter-stylistic intertextuality -- 5. Intertextuality, group consciousness, vertical societies, octopus traps -- Note -- References.
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