Japan and the culture of the four seasons : nature, literature, and the arts / Haruo Shirane.
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TextPublisher: New York : Columbia University Press, c2012Description: xxi, 311 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cmISBN: 9780231152815Subject(s): Japanese literature -- History and criticism | Seasons in literature | Arts and society -- Japan | Philosophy of nature in literature | Seasons in art | Nature in art | Japan -- CivilizationDDC classification: 895.60936 LOC classification: PL721.S4 | S55 2012| Item type | Current location | Home library | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Central Library (CL) | Central Library (CL) | Explore Japan | 895.60936 SHI (Browse shelf) | Available | CL-D-2181 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-258) and indexes.
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.
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