Perfumed Sleeves and Tangled Hair: Body, Woman, and Desire in Medieval Japanese Narratives 9780824853556
Perfumed Sleeves and Tangled Hair explores the possibilities and limits of terms such as "body," "woman,&
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Table of contents :
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
CHAPTER ONE. Rethinking Body, Woman, Sex, and Agency in Medieval Japanese Narratives
CHAPTER TWO .The Erotics of the Body in the Tale of Genji
CHAPTER THREE .The Erotics of Power in the Tale of Genji
CHAPTER FOUR. Woman, Love, Poetry, and Enlightenment Izumi Shikibu as Topos
CHAPTER FIVE. “Meditating on the Impure Body” The Generic Transformations of a Medieval Topos
Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
CHAPTER ONE. Rethinking Body, Woman, Sex, and Agency in Medieval Japanese Narratives
CHAPTER TWO .The Erotics of the Body in the Tale of Genji
CHAPTER THREE .The Erotics of Power in the Tale of Genji
CHAPTER FOUR. Woman, Love, Poetry, and Enlightenment Izumi Shikibu as Topos
CHAPTER FIVE. “Meditating on the Impure Body” The Generic Transformations of a Medieval Topos
Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
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- Rajyashree Pandey
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