Table of contents : Contents List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Part I. Mapping Courtship and Kinship Chapter 1. Physical Space: The Sites of Courtship Chapter 2. Conceptual Space: The Heian Marital System Part II. The Gap in the Fence: Courtship before The Tale of Genji Chapter 3. Narrating Courtship through a Gap Chapter 4. Courtship in Mid-Heian Writings Part III. The Genealogical Maze: Courtship in The Tale of Genji Chapter 5. Entering the Maze Chapter 6. Genji: Courtship as Play and Performance Chapter 7. Murasaki: Kaimami through a Woman’s Eyes Chapter 8. Exiting the Maze Conclusion List of Abbreviations Notes Bibliography Glossary-Index