CHAPTER ONE. Rethinking Body, Woman, Sex, and Agency in Medieval Japanese Narratives

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. CHAPTER ONE. Rethinking Body, Woman, Sex, and Agency in Medieval Japanese Narratives 10
6. CHAPTER TWO .The Erotics of the Body in the Tale of Genji 31
7. CHAPTER THREE .The Erotics of Power in the Tale of Genji 55
8. CHAPTER FOUR. Woman, Love, Poetry, and Enlightenment Izumi Shikibu as Topos 82
9. CHAPTER FIVE. “Meditating on the Impure Body” The Generic Transformations of a Medieval Topos 119
10. Epilogue 147
11. Notes 157
12. Bibliography 187
13. Index 199
14. About the Author 211