Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Acknowledgments xi
4. Introduction 1
5. Chapter 1. Ancient Song And Poetry 17
6. Chapter 2. Long Poems And Short Poems 41
7. Chapter 3. Popular Songs 95
8. Chapter 4. Linked Verse 107
9. Chapter 5. Unorthodox Poems 135
10. Chapter 6. Comic Poems 175
11. Chapter 7. Poems In Chinese 189
12. Appendix 1. Technical Terms 203
13. Appendix 2. Aesthetic Ideals And Devices 215
14. Notes 273
15. Sources Of Japanese Texts 279
16. Selected Bibliography 287
17. Index Of Japanese Names, Titles, And Terms 305