Preface to the Paperback Edition: A Scholarly Update

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Content V
3. Acknowledgment VII
4. Explanatory Notes IX
5. Preface to the Paperback Edition: A Scholarly Update XIII
6. Introduction Michizane: The Man and the Legend 1
7. 1. A Family of Scholars 23
8. 2. Student Years 69
9. 3. Bureaucrat and Educator 113
10. 4. Governor of SamM 147
11. 5. The Rise to High Office 197
12. 6. Diplomat 227
13. 7. From Minister to Exile 255
14. 8. Michizane as Tenjin 307
15. Notes 341
16. Bibliography 375
17. Glossary 403
18. Index to the Poems 411
19. Index 415
20. About the Author 432