[en] For Oscar Wilde, Japanese Art represented an ideal form for depicting society, and a sensuous way of creating of an artistic ideal. His interest in Japan, which goes far beyond the fashion of Japanism, so popular in European artistic and literary circles at the end of the 19th Century, is linked with a congenial understanding of Taoism. In this way, Wilde’s approach was particularly advanced for his time, and constitutes an important contribution to comparitive art and thought.
Disciplines :
Literature
Author, co-author :
Thele, Andreas ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de l'antiquité > Centre d'Etudes japonaises
Language :
English
Title :
The Longing for Japan : East Asian Aspects in the Work and Life of Oscar Wilde
Alternative titles :
[fr] Le désir du Japon : Aspects de l'Asie orientale dans l'œuvre et la vie d'Oscar Wilde
Original title :
[en] The Longing for Japan : East Asian Aspects in the Work and Life of Oscar Wilde
Publication date :
In press
Main work title :
Les voies de l’Orient. Hommages au Professeur Bernard Stevens
Main work alternative title :
[en] The Ways of the Orient. Tributes to Professor Bernard Stevens
Author, co-author :
Leclercq, Jean; UCL - Université Catholique de Louvain > Faculté de Philosophie, Arts et Lettres
Publisher :
Presses universitaires de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
