Refining nature in modern Japanese literature the life and art of Shiga Naoya - Guo, Nanyan (Lanham Lexington Books, 2014)
The nurturing of Shiga's feelings for nature -- The moon: Early encounters with nature -- The sun: In pursuit of a religiosity of art -- Nature destroyed: The Ashio Copper Mine pollution incident -- Plants: The essence of nature -- Living creatures: Mirrors of human nature -- The supernatural and nature -- Dreams: Nature internalized -- 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.
"Copublished with the International Research Center for Japanese Studies (Nichibunken)."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-196) and index.
Keywords: Shiga, Naoya -- 1883-1971 -- Criticism and interpretation; Nature in literature; Authors, Japanese -- 20th century -- Biography