A Reading of The Tale of Genji

This is a lightly edited, re-titled edition of THE DISASTER OF THE THIRD PRINCESS: ESSAYS ON THE TALE OF GENJI. Its seven linked essays are entitled "Genji and Murasaki: Between Love and Pride"; "Genji and Suzaku: The Disaster of the Third Princess"; "Genji and Suzaku: The Possibility of Ukifune"; "Genji and the Luck of the Sea"; "Pity Poor Kaoru"; "Two Post-Genji Tales on The Tale of Genji"; and "Feminine Veils over Visions of the Male."