Japan and the culture of the four seasons : nature, literature, and the arts
by
Shirane, Haruo, 1951-
Title
:
Japan and the culture of the four seasons : nature, literature, and the arts
Author
:
Shirane, Haruo, 1951-
ISBN
:
9780231152808
9780231152815
9780231526524
Personal Author
:
Shirane, Haruo, 1951-
Publication Information
:
New York : Columbia University Press, c2012.
Physical Description
:
xxi, 311 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Contents
:
Introduction : Secondary nature, climate, and landscape -- Poetic topics and the making of the four seasons -- Visual culture, classical poetry, and linked verse -- Interiorization, flowers, and social ritual -- Rural landscape, social difference, and conflict -- Trans-seasonality, talismans, and landscape -- Annual observances, famous places, and entertainment -- Seasonal pyramid, parody, and botany -- Conclusion : History, genre, and social community -- Appendix : Seasonal topics in key texts.
Subject Term
:
Arts and society -- Japan.
Japanese literature -- History and criticism.
Nature in art.
Philosophy of nature in literature.
Seasons in art.
Seasons in literature.
Geographic Term
:
Japan -- Civilization.
Bibliographical References
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-258) and indexes.
Field 805
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npmlib 南院 10619882 PL721.S4 S55 sblib
| Library | Shelf Number | Item Barcode | Copy | Material Type |
|---|
| NPMSB | PL721 S4 S55 2012 | 10619882 | 1 | B |