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

Shirane, H.

Japan and the culture of the four seasons : nature, literature, and the arts / Haruo Shirane. - New York : Columbia University Press, 2012. - xxi, 311P. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

9780231152808 (cloth : alk. paper) 978023152815


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.

DUCE PL721.S4S55