Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Principal Characters xiii
5. Introduction 1
6. Chapter I. Three Heroines and the Making of the Hero 18
7. Chapter 2. A Minor Heroine and the Unmaking of the Hero 86
8. Chapter 3. A Substitute for All Seasons 160
9. Chapter 4. Women Beyond the Capital 217
10. Postscript 297
11. Appendix. Chapter Titles in the Tale of Genji 303
12. Abbreviations 307
13. Notes 309
14. Works Cited 349
15. Index 363