The structure of 'Iki'

Abstract Philosophers have defended many different views on what reality is like. But despite their differences, the views share the same basic structure. The world ...

Hiramatsu Kei examines the literary structure of 2 Corinthians, and how it can illuminate our understanding of this Pauline letter and its intended message. He explores the theoret...

Information structure, or the way the information in a sentence is 'divided' into categories such as topic, focus, comment, background, and old versus new information, is one of th...

This chapter explores the Edo period (1603–1868), which eclipsed the imperial capital at Kyoto in cultural production over the course of the era. It examines the centrality of soba...