Beschreibung:
Nanyan Guo is associate professor at the International Research Center for Japanese Studies in Kyoto, Japan. She has published eight books including, Japan¿s Wartime Medical Atrocities (2010), and Tsugaru: Regional Identity on Japan¿s Northern Periphery.
This book deepens our understanding of the dynamics between nature and culture in Japanese thought and feeling. The author provides a detailed study of Shiga Naoya's nature-inspired literature as an example of Japanese people's engagement with nature.
Introduction Chapter 1: The Nurturing of Shiga's Feelings for Nature Chapter 2: The Moon: Early Encounters with Nature Chapter 3: The Sun: In Pursuit of a Religiosity of Art Chapter 4: Nature Destroyed: The Ashio Copper Mine Pollution Incident Chapter 5: Plants: The Essence of Nature Chapter 6: Living Creatures: Mirrors of Human Nature Chapter 7: The Supernatural and Nature Chapter 8: Dreams: Nature Internalized Chapter 9: 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