TY  - BOOK
AU  - Shirane,Haruo
TI  - Japan and the culture of the four seasons: nature, literature, and the arts 
SN  - 9780231152808 (cloth : alk. paper)
U1  - 895.60936 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - New York
PB  - Columbia University Press
KW  - Japanese literature
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Seasons in literature
KW  - Arts and society
KW  - Japan
KW  - Philosophy of nature in literature
KW  - Seasons in art
KW  - Nature in art
KW  - Civilization
N1  - 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; LIB
ER  -