5. Mori Ōgai’s Junshi Stories

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. A Note on Dates, Names, and Crests xiii
5. Introduction: An Incomprehensible Act 1
6. Part I: “Following One’s Lord into Death”
7. 1. Sacrifice and Self-Sacrifice 11
8. 2. The Japanese Custom of Junshi 20
9. Part II. Nogi in History
10. 3. Nogi’s Life Sentences 33
11. 4. The Sword and the Brush 64
12. Part III. Nogi in Literature
13. 5. Mori Ōgai’s Junshi Stories 85
14. 6. Mori Ōgai’s “Sakai jiken”: Rebellion and Martyrdom 122
15. 7. Natsume Sōseki’s Kokoro: Living as Though Dead 159
16. Coda: Last Stands in Ancient Rome and Modern Japan 189
17. Notes 199
18. Bibliography 259
19. Index 279
20. About the Author 290