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Japan and the culture of the four seasons : nature, literature, and the arts
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- Creator
- Haruo Shirane
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- New York : Columbia University Press, [2012]
- ©2012
- Physical Details
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- xxi, 311 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780231152808, 0231152809, 9780231526524, 0231526520
- OCLC
- ocn693812400
- Includes bibliographical references 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