Post by Noriko on May 27, 2012 18:43:34 GMT -5
I haven't read this but it popped up in my Amazon recommends list and looked pretty interesting. I just through I'd post it here to share:
Japan and the Culture of the Four Seasons: Nature, Literature and the Arts by Haruo Shirane.
"Elegant representations of nature and the four seasons populate a wide range of Japanese genres and media -- from poetry and screen painting to tea ceremonies, flower arrangements, and annual observances. In Japan and the Culture of the Four Seasons, Haruo Shirane shows how, when, and why this practice developed and explicates the richly encoded social, religious, and political meanings of this imagery. "
www.amazon.com/Japan-Culture-Four-Seasons-Literature/dp/0231152809/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=1PZY4SFPFX5HX&coliid=IKO6IP0S7ZWKC
Japan and the Culture of the Four Seasons: Nature, Literature and the Arts by Haruo Shirane.
"Elegant representations of nature and the four seasons populate a wide range of Japanese genres and media -- from poetry and screen painting to tea ceremonies, flower arrangements, and annual observances. In Japan and the Culture of the Four Seasons, Haruo Shirane shows how, when, and why this practice developed and explicates the richly encoded social, religious, and political meanings of this imagery. "
www.amazon.com/Japan-Culture-Four-Seasons-Literature/dp/0231152809/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=1PZY4SFPFX5HX&coliid=IKO6IP0S7ZWKC