Refining Nature in Modern Japanese Literature : the Life and Art of Shiga Naoya / Nanyan Guo.
Material type: TextSeries: Nichibunken monograph series ; no. 20.Publisher: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2014]Description: 1 online resource (220 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780739181041Subject(s): Shiga, Naoya, 1883-1971 -- Criticism and interpretation | Nature in literature | Authors, Japanese -- 20th century -- BiographyGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Refining Nature in Modern Japanese Literature : the Life and Art of Shiga Naoya.DDC classification: 895.63/44 LOC classification: PL816.H5 | Z616 2014Online resources: Click to ViewIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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 with important places in Shiga's literature.
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