Japan and the culture of the four seasons : nature, literature, and the arts / Haruo Shirane.
Material type: TextNew York : Columbia University Press, c2012Description: xxi, 311 pges, [8] pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780231152808 (cased)
- 0231152809 (cased)
- 895.60936 23 S.H.J.
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Books | Media and mass communication Library Japanese Peace Center | 895.60936 S.H.J. | Available | Donation from Japan foundation | MA0000702 |
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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