Chapter 3. The Nature of the Middle Ages

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents viii
3. List of Illustrations and Map x
4. Editor's Foreword xi
5. Author's Acknowledgments xiv
6. Translator's Acknowledgments xvi
7. PART ONE (Between the Ancient Age and the Middle Ages
8. Some Initial Issues 3
9. Chapter 1. The Zenith of Poetry and Prose in Chinese 5
10. Chapter 2. Transmission and Transformation of the Japanese Style 57
11. PART TWO. The Middle Ages: The Age of Fūryū
12. Chapter 3. The Nature of the Middle Ages 91
13. Chapter 4. Remnants of the Archaic and Ancient Ages 111
14. PART THREE .The Early Middle Ages: The Age of Fūryū
15. Chapter 5. The Nature of the Early Middle Ages 126
16. Chapter 6. Poetry and Prose in Chinese 150
17. Chapter 7. Waka 188
18. Chapter 8. Prose in Japanese 251
19. Chapter 9. The Zenith of Song 395
20. Chronological Table 415
21. Select Bibliography 425
22. Index 445