Preface Genji chapter titles Genealogical chart Part I. The Cultural Background: 1. Politics 2. Murasaki Shikibu 3. Religion 4. Language 5. A grammar of sexual relations 6. History and fiction Part II. The Tale of Genji: 7. Sexual politics (chapters 1-12) 8. Penance and restitution (chapters 12-21) 9. A prospect of flowers (chapters 22-33) 10. Dangerous obsessions (chapters 34-41) 11. A passion for self-destruction (chapters 42-54) Part III. Language and style: 12. The narrator's presence 13. Kashiwagi's tortured mind 14. Equivocal narration 15. Poetry in prose 16. Translations Part IV. Impact, Influence and Reception: 17. Early textual history 18. Murasaki in hell 19. Medieval commentaries 20. Tokugawa readings 21. Modern readings Guide to further reading.
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