Refining nature in modern Japanese literature the life and art of Shiga Naoya / Nanyan Guo.
| Author/creator | Guo, Nanyan |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Lanham : Lexington Books, [2014] |
| Description | xiv, 205 pages : illustrations, maps, portrait ; 23 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Asia world Nichibunken Monograph Series ; Vol. 15 |
| Contents | 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. |
| General note | "Copublished with the International Research Center for Japanese Studies (Nichibunken)." |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-196) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2013044270 |
| ISBN | 9780739181027 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780739181034 (pbk. : alk. paper) |