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

Contents

List of Illustrations

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

Bibliography of Recommended Readings in English

Selected Bibliography of Primary and Secondary Sources in Japanese

Index of Seasonal and Trans-Seasonal Words and Topics

Index of Authors, Titles, and Key Terms