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This book examines the literature of Shiga Naoya, who is highly regarded in modern Japan for his unique style and methods of describing his personal experiences and emotions. Contributing new findings to the field of scholarship on Shiga, this study focuses in particular on Shiga's nature-inspired writings and discusses how he created some vivid images of nature that became famous and still linger in Japanese people's minds. Shiga's remarkable sensitivity toward nature and the influences he received from earlier writers in Japan and abroad is examined. The complexity and depth of his understanding of nature is further revealed in his fascination with the supernatural, which also contributed to the creation of his literary style.
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Table of contents
- Note to the Reader
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1 The Nurturing of Shiga’s Feelings for Nature
- 2 The Moon Early Encounters with Nature
- 3 The Sun In Pursuit of a Religiosity of Art
- 4 Nature Destroyed The Ashio Copper Mine Pollution Incident
- 5 Plants The Essence of Nature
- 6 Living Creatures Mirrors of Human Nature
- 7 The Supernatural and Nature
- 8 Dreams: Nature Internalized
- 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 of Japan with Places That Figure Importantly in Shiga’s Literature
- References
- About the Author
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