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UNINA9910966824003321 |
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Autore |
Guo Nanyan |
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Titolo |
AsiaWorld : Refining Nature in Modern Japanese Literature : The Life and Art of Shiga Naoya |
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Blue Ridge Summit, PA, USA, : Lexington Books, 20140101 |
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Lexington Books |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (220 p.) |
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Collana |
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Asia world Refining nature in modern Japanese literature |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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LITERARY CRITICISM |
Asian / Japanese |
Nature in literature - 20th century |
Authors, Japanese |
Languages & Literatures |
East Asian Languages & Literatures |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The nurturing of Shiga's feelings for nature -- The moon: Early encounters with nature -- The sun: In pursuit of a religiosity of art -- Nature destroyed: The Ashio Copper Mine pollution incident -- Plants: The essence of nature -- Living creatures: Mirrors of human nature -- The supernatural and nature -- Dreams: Nature internalized -- Lafcadio Hearn's influence on Shiga's literary style -- Conclusion: Nature-inspired art and artistic nature -- Appendix 1: Chronology of Shiga Naoya's life and art -- Appendix 2: Map of Japan with places that figure importantly in Shiga's literature. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book deepens our understanding of the dynamics between nature and culture in Japanese thought and feeling. The author provides a detailed study of Shiga Naoya's nature-inspired literature as an example of Japanese people's engagement with nature. |
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