Kyoto电子书

Front matter

Title page

Publisher information

Foreword

Preface and Acknowledgements

Notes

Body matter

Chapter One: City of Kammu

A New Beginning

Spirit of Place

Spirit of the Age

Court Verse

The Poet Beauty

The Courtly Lover

The Grand Wizard

Chapter Two: City of Genji

The Cult of Beauty

The Pursuit of Love

Pillow Talk

The Poet of Passion

The Shining Prince

Postscript

Chapter Three: City of Buddhism

Religious Syncretism

Tendai Eclecticism

Living Saints

Shingon Esotericism

Amidism

Pure Land Devotion

True Pure Land Devotion

Chapter Four: City of Heike

Epic Origins

The Tyrant

The Hero

The Tragic Female

The Poet Wanderer

Court Verse Revisited

Chomei’s Hut

Kenko’s Idleness

Chapter Five: City of Zen (Muromachi Period)

The Wordless Way

Constructs

The Wild Man

The Art of Zen

Dry Landscapes

Chapter Six: City of Noh (Muromachi Era)

Torchlight Drama

Noh Genius

The Repertory

The Art of Noh

Past and Future

Comic Interlude

Moral Skits

Chapter Seven: City of Unification (Azuchi-Momoyama Period)

The Strong Man

The Second Founder

Decorative Art

Art Schools

Picturing Kyoto

Chapter Eight: City of Tea (Momoyama Period)

Tea Spirit

Tea Master

Tea Garden

Tea Room

Tea Art

Chapter Nine: City of Tradition

A Military Touch

Heian Revival

Art Sublime

The Floating World

Haiku Master

The Literati

Capital Crafts

Edo Ends

Chapter Ten: City of Geisha (Edo Era)

A Work of Art

Pleasure Quarters

A New Profession

The Flower Districts

Gion Walking

Fact and Fiction

Chapter Eleven: City of Japaneseness (Meiji And After)

Reinvention

The Janus City

War Survivor

The Japanese Hollywood

Kurosawa’s Gate

Mizoguchi’s City

Tanizaki’s Key

Mishima’s Golden Pavilion

Kawabata’s Old Capital

The Modern Metropolis

Culinary Capital

Back matter

Further Reading

Glossary

Key Historical Dates

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