Contents
19 Introduction
Ancient Period [to 794 A.D.]
54 The Luck of the Sea and the Luck of the Mountains
59 Kaifūsō
Heian Period [794–1185]
Kūkai: Kūkai and His Master
67 The Tales of Ise
76 Kokinshū
82 Ki no Tsurayuki: The Tosa Diary
92 Poetry from the Six Collections
97 The Mother of Michitsuna: Kagerō Nikki
106 Murasaki Shikibu: Yūgao (from “The Tale of Genji”)
137 Sei Shōnagon: The Pillow Book
145 Murasaki Shikibu: Diary
156 The Daughter of Takasue: The Sarashina Diary
162 Poetry in Chinese
167 Ryōjin Hishō
170 The Lady Who Loved Insects
Kamakura Period [1185–1333]
179 The Tale of the Heike
192 Shinkokinshū
197 Kamo no Chōmei: An Account of My Hut