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The Tales of the Heike
Burton Watson
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Description for The Tales of the Heike
Paperback. Written in the mid-thirteenth century, this book chronicles the epic Genpei war, a civil conflict that marked the end of the power of the Heike clan and changed the course of Japanese history. It depicts the emerging world of the medieval samurai. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 2GJ; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 316. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. 232 pages, Illustrations, maps. Written in the mid-thirteenth century, this book chronicles the epic Genpei war, a civil conflict that marked the end of the power of the Heike clan and changed the course of Japanese history. It depicts the emerging world of the medieval samurai. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2GJ; FC. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 14. Weight: 316.
The Tales of the Heike is one of the most influential works in Japanese literature and culture, remaining even today a crucial source for fiction, drama, and popular media. Originally written in the mid-thirteenth century, it features a cast of vivid characters and chronicles the epic Genpei war, a civil conflict that marked the end of the power of the Heike and changed the course of Japanese history. The Tales of the Heike focuses on the lives of both the samurai warriors who fought for two powerful twelfth-century Japanese clans-the Heike (Taira) and the Genji (Minamoto)-and the women with whom ... Read more
The Tales of the Heike is one of the most influential works in Japanese literature and culture, remaining even today a crucial source for fiction, drama, and popular media. Originally written in the mid-thirteenth century, it features a cast of vivid characters and chronicles the epic Genpei war, a civil conflict that marked the end of the power of the Heike and changed the course of Japanese history. The Tales of the Heike focuses on the lives of both the samurai warriors who fought for two powerful twelfth-century Japanese clans-the Heike (Taira) and the Genji (Minamoto)-and the women with whom ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
Translations from the Asian Classics
Condition
New
Weight
322 g
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231138031
SKU
V9780231138031
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About Burton Watson
Burton Watson has taught Chinese and Japanese literature at Columbia, Stanford, and Kyoto Universities. He is the winner of the PEN Translation Prize and in 2005 was awarded an American Academy of Arts and Letters Prize in literature. His translations include Chuang Tzu: Basic Writings, Ryokan: Zen Monk-Poet of Japan, and The Lotus Sutra, all published by Columbia University Press. ... Read more
Reviews for The Tales of the Heike
Terrifically exciting and spiritually rich. Kirkus Reviews Watson's is... the best of the translations.
Donald Richie The Japan Times One of the great literary classics.
Keith Garebian The Globe and Mail An excellent translation and a welcome contribution to the field
Matthew Stavros Japanese Studies
Donald Richie The Japan Times One of the great literary classics.
Keith Garebian The Globe and Mail An excellent translation and a welcome contribution to the field
Matthew Stavros Japanese Studies