Note on Pronunciation.—The G in ‘Genji’ is hard, as in ‘gun.’ Vowels, as in Italian.

CONTENTS

PAGE
PREFACE[5]
LIST OF MOST IMPORTANT PERSONS[9]
GENEALOGICAL TABLES[11]
SUMMARY OF VOL. 1[13]
INTRODUCTION:
FICTION IN JAPAN PREVIOUS TO THE Tale of Genji[15]
THE ART OF MURASAKI[30]
NOTE ON THE TEXT[35]
CHAPTER
X.THE SACRED TREE[39]
XI.THE VILLAGE OF FALLING FLOWERS[94]
XII.EXILE AT SUMA[99]
XIII.AKASHI[141]
XIV.THE FLOOD GAUGE[188]
XV.THE PALACE IN THE TANGLED WOODS[225]
XVI.A MEETING AT THE FRONTIER[252]
XVII.THE PICTURE COMPETITION[258]
XVIII.THE WIND IN THE PINE-TREES[282]

LIST OF MOST IMPORTANT PERSONS

(ALPHABETICAL)

Akashi, Lady ofDaughter of the old recluse of Akashi.
Akikonomu, LadyVestal Virgin at Ise; daughter of Rokujō.
Aoi, PrincessGenji’s first wife.
Asagao, PrincessGenji’s first-cousin; courted by him in vain.
ChūjōShort for ‘Tō no Chūjō.’
Chūjō, LadyTō no Chūjō’s daughter by his legitimate wife.
ChūnagonMaid to Oborozuki.
Emperor, The OldGenji’s father.
FujitsuboThe Old Emperor’s consort; loved by Genji.
Genji, PrinceThe Old Emperor’s son by a concubine.
Gosechi, LadyDancer at the winter festival; admired by Genji.
Hyōbukyō, PrinceFujitsubo’s brother; Murasaki’s father.
Iyo no SukeHusband of Utsusemi.
JijūMaid to Suyetsumu.
Jōkyōden, LadyConsort of Suzaku.
Ki no KamiSon of Iyo no Suke by his first wife.
KōkidenOriginal consort of the Old Emperor; supplanted first by Genji’s mother, then by Fujitsubo.
KoremitsuRetainer to Genji.
MurasakiGenji’s second wife.
Oborozukiyo, PrincessYounger sister of Kōkiden.
ŌmyōbuMaid to Fujitsubo.
ReikeidenLady-in-waiting at the Old Emperor’s Court.
Reikeiden, PrincessNiece of Kōkiden.
Rokujō, PrincessWidow of the Old Emperor’s brother.
Ryōzen, EmperorSon of Genji and Fujitsubo; successor to Suzaku.
ShōnagonMurasaki’s old nurse.
Sochi no Miya, PrinceGenji’s half-brother.
Suyetsumu, Lady (Suyetsumuhana)Daughter of Prince Hitachi; the red-nosed lady.
Suzaku, EmperorGenji’s half-brother; successor to the Old Emperor.
Tō no ChūjōBrother of Genji’s first wife, Lady Aoi.
Ukon no Jō (Ukon)Faithful retainer to Genji; brother of Ki no Kami.
UtsusemiWife of Iyo no Suke. Courted by Genji.
Village of Falling Flowers, Lady from theSister of Reikeiden; protected by Genji.

GENEALOGICAL TABLES

1 Whom in this volume I call Oborozuki for short.

SUMMARY OF VOLUME ONE