Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Note to the Reader xi
5. Introduction xv
6. PART I: THE AESTHETICS OF POWER
7. 1. Kingship and Transgression 1
8. 2. The Poetics of Exile 17
9. 3. Flowering Fortunes 24
10. PART II: HIDDEN FLOWERS
11. 4. Love, Marriage, and the Romance: Young Lavender 43
12. 5. Narrative Form, Polyphony, and the Social Periphery: The Broom Tree Chapters 56
13. 6. History, Myth, and Women's Literature: The Akashi Lady 73
14. 7. Pseudo-Incest: The Tamakazura Sequence 88
15. PART III: LYRIC TRAGEDY
16. 8. Polygamous Triangles 107
17. 9. The Lyric Mode and the Lament 120
18. 10. Analogous Relationships: Fallen Princesses 133
19. 11. Repetition and Difference: Ukifone 151
20. PART IV: THE SPIRITUAL QUEST
21. 12. Karmic Destiny: Genji 169
22. 13. Darkness of the Heart: The Eighth Prince, Kaoru, and Ukifone 183
23. Appendix A: Principal Characters in the 'Genji' 205
24. Appendix B: A Note on the Author and the Texts of the 'Genji monogatari' 215
25. Notes 227
26. Selected Bibliography 249
27. Index 265