TY - BOOK AU - Kilpatrick,Helen TI - Miyazawa Kenji and his illustrators: images of nature and Buddhism in Japanese children's literature T2 - Japanese visual culture SN - 9789004249400 AV - PL833.I95 Z6947 2013 U1 - 895.6/344 23 PY - 2013/// CY - Leiden, Boston PB - Brill KW - Miyazawa, Kenji, KW - Illustration of books KW - Japan KW - 20th century KW - Children's literature, Japanese KW - Illustrations KW - Nature in literature KW - Buddhism in literature KW - Illustration des livres KW - Japon KW - 20e siècle KW - Littérature de jeunesse japonaise KW - Nature dans la littérature KW - Bouddhisme dans la littérature KW - LITERARY CRITICISM KW - Asian KW - General KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Electronic books KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc KW - Illustrated works N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Miyazawa Kenji and His Illustrators; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; INTRODUCTION; 1 THE SIGNIFICANCE OF MIYAZAWA KENJI'S IDEALS IN (POST- ) MODERN JAPANESE CHILDREN'S LITERATURE; 2 READING JAPANESE VISUAL ART AND PICTURE BOOKS; 3 'THE TALE OF 'WILDCAT AND THE ACORNS' (DONGURI TO YAMANEKO): SELF AND SUBJECTIVITY IN THE CHARACTERS AND HAECCEITAS IN THE ORGANIC WORLD; 4 BEYOND DUALISM IN 'SNOW CROSSING' (YUKIWATARI); 5 KENJI'S 'DEKUNOBŌ' IDEAL IN 'GŌSHU, THE CELLIST' (SEROHIKI NO GŌSHU) AND 'KENJŪ'S PARK' (KENJŪ KŌENRIN); 6 BEYOND THE REALM OF ASURA IN 'THE TWIN STARS' (FUTAGO NO HOSHI) AND WILD PEAR (YAMANASHI)7 THE THREAT OF ERASURE THROUGH MATERIAL EMBEDDEDNESS IN 'THE RESTAURANT OF MANY ORDERS' (CHŪMON NO ŌI RYŌRITEN); CONCLUSION; Endnotes; Bibliography; Index N2 - In Miyazawa Kenji and His Illustrators, Helen Kilpatrick examines re-visionings of the literature of one of Japan's most celebrated authors, Miyazawa Kenji (1896-1933). The deeply Buddhist Kenji's imaginative dōwa (children's tales) are among the most frequently illustrated in Japan today. Numerous internationally renowned artists such as Munakata Shikō, Kim Tschang-Yeul and Lee Ufan have represented his stories in an array of intriguing visual styles, reinvigorating them as picture books for modern audiences UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=878191 ER -