Japanese Mythology In Popular Culture
Elements from Japanese folklore and mythology have appeared many times in popular culture.
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Famous quotes containing the words japanese, mythology, popular and/or culture:
“I am a lantern—
My head a moon
Of Japanese paper, my gold beaten skin
Infinitely delicate and infinitely expensive.”
—Sylvia Plath (1932–1963)
“Through the mythology of Einstein, the world blissfully regained the image of knowledge reduced to a formula.”
—Roland Barthes (1915–1980)
“O, popular applause! what heart of man
Is proof against thy sweet, seducing charms?”
—William Cowper (1731–1800)
“When a culture feels that its end has come, it sends for a priest.”
—Karl Kraus (1874–1936)