Table of contents : CONTENTS Historical Periods Translator’s Introduction Introduction: The Study of Edo-Period Culture Part I. Edo: The City and Its Culture 1. Edo: The Warrior’s City 2. Edokko: The Townsperson 3. Iki: The Aesthetic of Edo 4. Edo Publishing and Ukiyo-e 5. Edo Temples and Shrines Part II. The Town and the Country 6. Provincial Culture of the Kasei Period (1804 –1830) 7. Itinerants, Actors, Pilgrims 8. Edo-Period Cuisine Part III. Theater and Music: From the Bakufu to the Beggar 9. The Social Context of Nō 10. Social Strata and Music 11. The Aesthetics of Kabuki 12. Popular Performing Arts: From Edo to Meiji Afterword Notes Glossary Selected References Sources to Chapters Index About the author