Japan and the Culture of the Four Seasons: Nature, Literature, and the Arts (Hardcover)

List of Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgments
Historical Periods, Romanization, Names, Titles, and Illustrations
Introduction: Secondary Nature, Climate, and Landscape
1. Poetic Topics and the Making of the Four Seasons
2. Visual Culture, Classical Poetry, and Linked Verse
3. Interiorization, Flowers, and Social Ritual
4. Rural Landscape, Social Difference, and Conflict
5. Trans-Seasonality, Talismans, and Landscape
6. Annual Observances, Famous Places, and Entertainment
7. Seasonal Pyramid, Parody, and Botany
Conclusion: History, Genre, and Social Community
Appendix: Seasonal Topics in Key Texts
Notes
Bibliography of Recommended Readings in English
Selected Bibliography of Secondary and Primary Sources in Japanese
Index of Seasonal and Trans-Seasonal Words and Topics
Index of Authors, Titles, and Key Terms