Monoai is a literary concept proposed by Motoori Norinaga, a great Chinese scholar in the Edo period of Japan. It can also be said to be his world view. This concept is simply said to be "true feelings" reveal".
Basic information:
Chinese name: Mono Ai
Foreign name: もののあわれ, mono no aware
Suggested by: Honju Nobu Long
Era: Edo period
Proposed country: Japan
Extended information:
Mono Ai Proposed by: Nobu Motoi Naga
Motoi worked diligently in the fields of literary theory and art. He clearly separated literature from ethics, used "mono-sorrow" as the criterion for judging the quality of literature, and finally attributed it to the Japanese nation. Inherent naturalistic artistic concept. It can be deduced from this that Motoi also made achievements in Shinto theology and initially established the theoretical basis of Japanese nationalism.
Retrospective scholars represented by Motoi Nobunaga have rediscovered and promoted the cultural spirit of the Japanese nation, and their historical significance cannot be underestimated. Of course, more Chinese scholars have focused their attention on the negative effects of the retrosect, which mainly defended autocracy and xenophobia, mythologized sensibility, and rejected rationality, which often caused Japan after the Meiji Restoration to go astray.
Baidu Encyclopedia - Mono-sorrow
Baidu Encyclopedia - Motobu Nobunaga