Japan and the Culture of the Four Seasons: Nature, Literature, and the Arts

by Haruo Shirane

Book Overview

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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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231152817
• ISBN13: 9780231152815
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher