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Japan and the culture of the four seasons : nature, literature, and the arts / Haruo Shirane.

By: Material type: TextTextNew York : Columbia University Press, c2012Description: xxi, 311 pges, [8] pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780231152808 (cased)
  • 0231152809 (cased)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 895.60936 23 S.H.J.
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.
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Item type Current library Call number Status Notes Date due Barcode Item holds
Books Books Media and mass communication Library Japanese Peace Center 895.60936 S.H.J. Available Donation from Japan foundation MA0000702
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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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