Japan and the culture of the four seasons : nature, literature, and the arts /
Shirane, Haruo, 1951-
Japan and the culture of the four seasons : nature, literature, and the arts / Haruo Shirane. - New York : Columbia University Press, c2012. - xxi, 311 p. ill. ; 24 cm.
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.
9780231152808 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780231526524 (e-book)
Japanese literature--History and criticism.
Seasons in literature.
Arts and society--Japan.
Philosophy of nature in literature.
Seasons in art.
Nature in art.
Japan--Civilization.
895.60936 / S5581j
Japan and the culture of the four seasons : nature, literature, and the arts / Haruo Shirane. - New York : Columbia University Press, c2012. - xxi, 311 p. ill. ; 24 cm.
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.
9780231152808 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780231526524 (e-book)
Japanese literature--History and criticism.
Seasons in literature.
Arts and society--Japan.
Philosophy of nature in literature.
Seasons in art.
Nature in art.
Japan--Civilization.
895.60936 / S5581j