Japan and the culture of the four seasons : nature, literature, and the arts
Title:
Japan and the culture of the four seasons : nature, literature, and the arts
Author:
Shirane, Haruo, 1951-
ISBN:
9780231152808
9780231152815
9780231526524
Personal Author:
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.
Geographic Term:
Bibliographical References:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-258) and indexes.
Field 805:
npmlib 南院 10619882 PL721.S4 S55 sblib