Preface Part 1 Before Reading Tales of Ise Chapter I Reading in Your Own Way Chapter II Interconnected Interpretation Chapter III The Advantages of the Interconnected Interpretation over the Individual Interpretation Chapter IV The Advantages of the Interconnected Interpretation over the Grouping Interpretation Chapter V The Rules of the Arbitrary Interpretation Part 2 The History of Mukashiotoko Chapter I The Beginning (Episode 2, 6, 15, 16) Chapter II The Essence of Miyabi Accentuated by Contrast (Episode 17, 18, 23, 24) Chapter III The Days of Practicing Irogonomi (Episode 25, 28, 34, 37) Chapter IV The Rebirth from a Slump (Episode 41, 59, 63, 37) Chapter V The Insurmountable Wall of Reality (Episode 76, 81, 86, 87) Chapter VI Growing Wild after a Compromise (Episode 93, 95, 96, 101) Chapter VII The World Full of Lies (Episode 103, 104, 105, 111) Chapter VIII The Collapse of Mukashiotoko's Identity (Episode 114, 116, 123, 125) Part 3 Tales of Ise Studies: Survey and References Chapter I Survey Chapter II References Postscript |