Japan and the Culture of the Four Seasons: Nature, Literature, and the ArtsColumbia University Press, 2012/03/20 - 336 ページ Elegant representations of nature and the four seasons populate a wide range of Japanese genres and media—from poetry and screen painting to tea ceremonies, flower arrangements, and annual observances. In Japan and the Culture of the Four Seasons, Haruo Shirane shows how, when, and why this practice developed and explicates the richly encoded social, religious, and political meanings of this imagery. |
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Visual Culture Classical Poetry and Linked Verse | |
Interiorization Flowers and Social Ritual | |
Rural Landscape Social Difference and Conflict | |
TransSeasonality 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 | |
Bibliography of Recommended Readings in English | |
Selected Bibliography of Primary and Secondary Sources in Japanese | |
Index of Seasonal and TransSeasonal Words and Topics | |