Anime Aesthetics: Japanese Animation and the 'Post-Cinematic' Imagination

Swale, Alistair D.

Japanese animation has been given fulsome academic commentary in recent years. However, there is arguably a need for a more philosophically consistent and theoretically integrated engagement. While this book covers the key thinkers of contemporary aesthetic theory, it aims to reground reflection on anime within the aesthetics of R.G. Collingwood.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2015-08-10

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781137463340

DOI: 10.1057/9781137463357

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 167