The Aesthetic Category of "Iki" in Japanese Literary Tradition in the Late 18th – Early 19th Centuries

Student: Kuznetsova Polina

Faculty: Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences

Educational Programme: Asian and African Studies (Bachelor)

Year of Graduation: 2024

The aim of this paper is to study the peculiarities of the aesthetic category of iki in Japanese literature of the late XVIII - early XIX cc. The theoretical basis is based on the concept of dialogism of aesthetics and literary studies, which implies the study of literary works and their relationship with the social and cultural contexts of the examined period. The practical level of the work includes consideration of the peculiarities of iki aesthetics, and provides analysis of the most representative works of the literary genres sharebon and ninjo:bon as genres that reflect the cultural and historical contexts of the aesthetics Comparative analysis of the works and their genre features will also trace the changes in the representation of the aesthetic category of iki during the Tokugawa period.

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