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

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Columbia University Press, c2012.Description: xxi, 311 p. ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780231152808 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 9780231526524 (e-book)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 895.60936 23 S5581j
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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Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Vol info Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Books Books Library, Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) Read Japan Project 895.60936 S5581j (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 2012 01 Available G000487
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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.

Library Read Japan Project

Embassy of Japan in Bangladesh