02796nam 2200613 a 450 991096682400332120240402043355.00-7391-8104-1(CKB)2550000001192115(OCoLC)869641236(CaPaEBR)ebrary10833900(SSID)ssj0001114677(PQKBManifestationID)12473068(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001114677(PQKBWorkID)11056626(PQKB)11225671(MiAaPQ)EBC1603238(EXLCZ)99255000000119211520150424d2014|||| s|| |engur|||||||||||txtccrAsiaWorld : Refining Nature in Modern Japanese Literature : The Life and Art of Shiga Naoya1st ed.Blue Ridge Summit, PA, USALexington Books20140101Lexington Books1 online resource (220 p.) Asia world Refining nature in modern Japanese literature Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-7391-8102-5 1-306-40856-3 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.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.LITERARY CRITICISMbisacAsian / JapanesebisacNature in literature20th centuryBiographyAuthors, JapaneseLanguages & LiteraturesHILCCEast Asian Languages & LiteraturesHILCCLITERARY CRITICISMAsian / JapaneseNature in literatureAuthors, Japanese.Languages & LiteraturesEast Asian Languages & Literatures895.63/44Guo Nanyan1854363PQKBBOOK9910966824003321AsiaWorld : Refining Nature in Modern Japanese Literature : The Life and Art of Shiga Naoya4451520UNINA