2022
DOI: 10.21900/j.jams.v3.963
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"Why must fireflies die so young?" The Picturesque of Caution in the Works of Studio Ghibli

Abstract: As opposed to most contemporary usage of the word “picturesque” – which is generally taken to mean visually attractive in a quaint or charming way, or else something that resembles a picture –  William Gilpin introduced this term to the English cultural debate in 1792. Gilpin used “picturesque” to typify an aesthetic ideal wherein roughness, raggedness, and ruins would be privileged over smoothness, symmetry and perfection. Over time, his conceptualization of “the picturesque” led to a celebration of disorder,… Show more

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