Chapter 6. The Study and Composition of Chinese

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Tables and Illustrations ix
4. Author's Preface xi
5. Author's Acknowledgments xiii
6. Editor's Foreword xv
7. General Introduction 1
8. PART ONE. The Archaic Age: from Chaos to Differentiation
9. Chapter 1. Primeval Chaos 81
10. Chapter 2. Toward the Differentiation of Genres 111
11. PART TWO. The Ancient Age: The Age of Kotodama
12. Chapter 3. The Character of the Ancient Age 203
13. Chapter 4. The Works, Their Reception, and Their Transmission 227
14. Chapter 5. The Definition of Genres 266
15. PART THREE. The Ancient Age: The first
16. Chapter 6. The Study and Composition of Chinese 309
17. Chapter 7. Waka Expression 324
18. Chapter 8. Setsuwa Expression 365
19. PART FOUR. The Ancient Age: The Second Stage
20. Chapter 9. The Composition of Poetry and Prose in Chinese 377
21. Chapter 10. Waka Composition 393
22. Chapter 11. Setsuwa Composition 418
23. Chronological Table 431
24. Bibliography 439
25. Finding List for Japanese Poems 457
26. Index 461