The Poetics Of Motoori Norinaga: A Hermeneutical Journey
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One of Japan's most renowned intellectuals, Motoori Noringa (1730-1801) is perhaps best known for his notion of mono no aware, a detailed description of the workings of emotions as the precondition for the poetic act. This text contains translations of his major works on the Yamato region.