12 Lectures on Modern Art

Author: (Japanese) Ueda Toshitake
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: This book is a lecture manuscript by Feng Zikai when he taught at Shanghai Jiangwan Lida Academy in 1928. He lectured to the second-year students, primarily translating and summarizing the twelve lectures on "Modern Art" by Japanese scholar Ueda Toshitake. Feng Zikai's translated lectures were published by Shanghai Kaixin Bookstore in 1929, which is this book. The author, Ueda Toshitake, was a literature professor at Kyoto Imperial University in Japan and an expert in literature. Therefore, the entire book focuses almost entirely on literature. The content includes not only painting and music but also literature, fiction, and other aspects. The book also touches on sculpture, religion, philosophy, and even science. After this revision, the book is republished as if it has been infused with a fresh vitality, making it once again a thought-provoking and reference-worthy read for readers.