Preface, ix–xii.
Part I (1862–1894). 1. A Sense of Mission, 1–32. The Early Years, 1–9. Germany, 9–23. A Rational Basis for Modernization, 23–32. 2. First Steps Towards a New Literature, 33–62. Background, 33–36. Translations, 36–47. Three Early Novellas, 47–62. 3. Theory for a New Literature, 63–87. Early Literary Criticism, 63–73. Aesthetics, 73–79. Science and Art, 79–87.
Part II (1894–1912). 4. Two Wars, 91–124. The Sino-Japanese War, 91–98. Kokura, 98–108. The Russo-Japanese War, 108–124. 5. A Literature of Ideas I, 125–56. The Search for Resignation, 125–35. The New Man, 135–54. From Beauty to Truth, 154–56. 6. A Literature of Ideas II, 157–94. Plays, 157–70. Later Translations, 170–85. The Question of Academic Freedom, 185–94.
Part III (1912–1922). 7. The Study of History, 197–241. The Samurai Spirit, 197–224. Lyrical Tales, 224–30. Biography as a Form of Self-Expression, 230–41. 8. The Last Years, 243–58.
Appendix of Ōgai’s Translations, 259–69. Notes to the Text, 271–82. Bibliography, 283–88. Index, 289–96.