Okay, I did read chapter 20 last night, but I want to talk about two articles first since my thoughts about the chapter are influenced by them. So we'll see how long this takes and whether I get to chapter 20.
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discussion of articles by Bryant and Tyler, cut for length )
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I think Tyler is only trying to set the instances in the context of the tale. I don't think he's trying to defend Heian sexual and courtship practices in an absolute sense, he's merely saying that within the context of the Tale's idealized portrait of Heian culture, Genji's actions do not constitute rape as we would understand it.
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My summary may have done Tyler an injustice in your eyes, by minimizing the extent to which the essay speaks from the perspective of the narrative (or narrator). It doesn't come across well in the quoted bits.
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