Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. A Note to the Reader xiii
5. Touchstone 1. Reimagining the Canon 43
6. Chapter 1. A Gōkan Is a Gōkan Is a Gōkan 47
7. Chapter 2. Reading Higashiyama 109
8. Chapter 3. Turning a New Page 171
9. Touchstone 2. The Triangle 229
10. Chapter 4. The History of a Romance 237
11. Chapter 5. From the World to the Nation 315
12. Chapter 6. “ Genji monogatari: Translation and Original” 363
13. Conclusion 383
14. Notes 405
15. Index 469
16. Introduction: Replacing the Text 1