Quaint, Exquisite

Victorian Aesthetics and the Idea of Japan

Grace Elisabeth Lavery

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English

Princeton University Pres
01 November 2021

Literature: history & criticism; Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 ; Philosophy: aesthetics; Society & Social Sciences

How Japan captured the Victorian imagination and transformed Western aesthetics

From the opening of trade with Britain in the 1850s, Japan occupied a unique and contradictory place in the Victorian imagination, regarded as both a rival empire and a cradle of exquisite beauty. Quaint, Exquisite explores the enduring impact of this dramatic encou

By: Grace Elisabeth Lavery
Imprint: Princeton University Pres
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 155mm,
ISBN: 9780691183626
ISBN 10: 0691183627
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 01 November 2021
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Grace E. Lavery is assistant professor of English and affiliated faculty in the Program in Critical Theory and the Center for Japanese Studies at the University of California, Berkeley.

Reviews for Quaint, Exquisite: Victorian Aesthetics and the Idea of Japan

Quaint, Exquisite is a genuinely exciting work, impressive for the originality of its archive and approach, its conceptual energy, and its brio. Besides Victorianists and modernists, it should command the attention of anyone working across or beyond historical fields in queer theory, affect theory, and aesthetic theory. --Daniel Hack, University of Michigan This is a remarkable and distinctive piece of work--extremely smart, wide-ranging, and provocative. It challenges received wisdom on many fronts, exploring the power of Japan as a realm of fantasy that animates late-Victorian and modernist aesthetics, as well as the organization of queer desire. --James Eli Adams, Columbia University