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TITLE: |
Japan and the culture of the four seasons : nature, literature, and the arts / Haruo Shirane. |
AUTHOR: |
Shirane, Haruo, 1951- |
PUBLISHED: |
New York : Columbia University Press, c2012. |
DESCRIPTION: |
xxi, 311 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. |
NOTES: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-258) and indexes. |
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Introduction : Secondary nature, climate, and landscape -- Poetic topics and the making of the four seasons |
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Visual culture, classical poetry, and linked verse -- Interiorization, flowers, and social ritual -- Rural landscape, social difference, and conflict |
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Trans-seasonality, talismans, and landscape -- Annual observances, famous places, and entertainment |
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Seasonal pyramid, parody, and botany -- Conclusion : History, genre, and social community -- Appendix : Seasonal topics in key texts. |
SUBJECT: |
Japanese literature--History and criticism. |
SUBJECT: |
Seasons in literature. |
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Arts and society --Japan. |
SUBJECT: |
Philosophy of nature in literature. |
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Seasons in art. |
SUBJECT: |
Nature in art. |
SUBJECT: |
Japan--Civilization. |
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