Naissance of Pre-Modern Japanese Urban Bourgeois Culture. The Concept of Ukiyo, the Aesteticism of the "Floating World"

Name: Naissance of Pre-Modern Japanese Urban Bourgeois Culture. The Concept of Ukiyo, the Aesteticism of the "Floating World"
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Author: Sandra Miller
ISBN: 978-3-656-91080-0

Essay, 2006

16 Pages, Grade: High Distinction

Sandra Miller (Author)

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INTRODUCTION

1. The New Aestheticism of the Chōnin Class

2. The Rise of Pleasure Districts in Edo, Kyoto and Osaka

3. Emergence of a New Culture: Ukiyo – The World of Pleasure

4. The Cultural Significance of the Pleasure Districts

5. Escapism from Propriety

6. The Ethic and Economic Power of the Chōnin Class

7. The Dandy in the ‘Floating World’

8. CONCLUSION

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Title: Naissance of Pre-Modern Japanese Urban Bourgeois Culture. The Concept of Ukiyo, the Aesteticism of the "Floating World"
College: James Cook University (James Cook University)
Course: Feudal Japan from 1600 to 1868
Grade: High Distinction
Author: Sandra Miller (Author)
Year: 2006
Pages: 16
Catalog Number: V293520
ISBN (eBook): 9783656910794
ISBN (Book): 9783656910800
File size: 563 KB
Language: English
Keywords: Japanese Cultural History, Edo Period, 1603 - 1868, Floating World, ukiyo, urban centres, burgeois culture, aetheticism, chonin, Tokugawa, shogunate, Yoshiwara

Quote paper: Sandra Miller (Author), 2006, Naissance of Pre-Modern Japanese Urban Bourgeois Culture. The Concept of Ukiyo, the Aesteticism of the "Floating World", Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/293520

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