Cover
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction: The Tale of Genji in the Life and Work of Yosano Akiko
Chapter One. The Tale of Genji: Women's Romance, Men's Classic
Chapter Two. Secret Joy: Akiko's Childhood Reading
Chapter Three. The Tale of Genji in the Meiji Period
Chapter Four. A Murasaki Shikibu for the Meiji Period
Chapter Five. The Shin'yaku Genji monogatari
Chapter Six. A Genji of Her Own: Textual Malfeasance in Shin'yaku Genji monogatari
Chapter Seven. Akiko's Last Genjis
Chapter Eight. The Tale of Genji: "My Whole Life's Work"
Epilogue
Appendix A: Akiko's Publications on the Japanese Classics
Appendix B: Selected Translations
List of Characters
Bibliography
Index
About the Author