Japan and the culture of the four seasons : nature, literature, and the arts - Shirane, Haruo, 1951- (New York : Columbia University Press, 2012)
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.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-258) and indexes.
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Donated by Embassy of Japan in Bangladesh, Read Japan Project 2025, The Tokyo Foundation, supported by The Nippon Foundation.
Keywords: 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