CONTENTS

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A facsimile of the Yoshida Manuscript of the Kogoshūi, the oldest manuscript now extant

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A facsimile of the Maeda Manuscripts of the Kogoshūi, the next oldest manuscripts now extant

PART I
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS BY THE TRANSLATORS
CHAPTER		PAGE
I	THE AIM AND OBJECT OF THE BOOK KOGOSHŪI		1
II	THE HISTORICAL VALUE OF THE BOOK CRITICIZED		3
III	THE DATE OF THE BOOK EXAMINED		5
IV	THE TEXT AND ITS COMMENTARIES		9
V	THE BOOK WRITTEN IN A CONSERVATIVE SPIRIT AGAINST THE THEN OVERWHELMING INFLUENCE OF CHINESE CULTURE		10

PART II
A SCROLL OF GLEANINGS FROM ANCIENT STORIES TOGETHER WITH A PREFACE			15

PART III
CRITICAL NOTES			55

PART IV
BIBLIOGRAPHY			95
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PART V
CHAPTER		PAGE
INDEX			105

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