TY - BOOK AU - Guo,Nanyan TI - Refining Nature in Modern Japanese Literature: the Life and Art of Shiga Naoya T2 - Nichibunken Monograph Series AV - PL816.H5 Z616 2014 U1 - 895.63/44 23 PY - 2014///] CY - Lanham, Maryland PB - Lexington Books KW - Shiga, Naoya, KW - Nature in literature KW - Authors, Japanese KW - 20th century KW - Biography KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes 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 UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bacm-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1603238 ER -