An Artless Art - the Zen Aesthetic of Shiga Naoya A Critical Study with Selected Translations |
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| Author:
| Starrs, Roy |
| ISBN: | 978-1-873410-64-6 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 1998 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $215.00 |
Book Description:
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Shiga Naoya was a giant of Japanese literature but he is barely known outside Japan. This book is the first study of Shiga to explore in depth his affinities - both aesthetic and philosophic - with the long tradition of Zen art.
Shiga Naoya was a giant of Japanese literature but he is barely known outside Japan. This book is the first study of Shiga to explore in depth his affinities - both aesthetic and philosophic - with the long tradition of Zen art.