ISBN10: 0231138032, ISBN13: 9780231138031, [publisher: Columbia University Press] Softcover
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ISBN10: 0231138032, ISBN13: 9780231138031, [publisher: Columbia University Press, New York] Softcover Paperback. 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 they were intimately connected.The Tales of the Heike provides a dramatic window onto the emerging world of the medieval samurai and recounts in absorbing detail the chaos of the battlefield, the intrigue of the imperial court, and the gradual loss of a courtly tradition. The book is also highly religious and Buddhist in its orientation, taking up such issues as impermanence, karmic retribution, attachment, and renunciation, which dominated the Japanese imagination in the medieval period.In this new, abridged translation, Burton Watson offers a gripping rendering of the work's most memorable episodes. Particular to this translation are the introduction by Haruo Shirane, the woodblock illustrations, a glossary of characters, and an extended bibliography. ...

ISBN10: 0231138032, ISBN13: 9780231138031, [publisher: Columbia University Press, New York] Softcover Paperback. 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 they were intimately connected.The Tales of the Heike provides a dramatic window onto the emerging world of the medieval samurai and recounts in absorbing detail the chaos of the battlefield, the intrigue of the imperial court, and the gradual loss of a courtly tradition. The book is also highly religious and Buddhist in its orientation, taking up such issues as impermanence, karmic retribution, attachment, and renunciation, which dominated the Japanese imagination in the medieval period.In this new, abridged translation, Burton Watson offers a gripping rendering of the work's most memorable episodes. Particular to this translation are the introduction by Haruo Shirane, the woodblock illustrations, a glossary of characters, and an extended bibliography. ...
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ISBN10: 0231138032, ISBN13: 9780231138031, [publisher: University Press Group] Softcover 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.&U.
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Columbia University Press 2008 Abridged. Trade paperback New 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. 2008. First Trade. Paperback.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.

ISBN10: 0231138032, ISBN13: 9780231138031, [publisher: Columbia University Press] Softcover 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. . 2008. First Trade. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.
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Columbia Univ Pr, Date: 2008. Paperback. New. abridged edition. 376 pages. 8.75x5.75x0.50 inches. 2008. Columbia Univ Pr ISBN 0231138032 9780231138031 [GB]

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ISBN10: 0231138032, ISBN13: 9780231138031, [publisher: Columbia University Press 2008-04-22, New York |Chichester] Softcover Language: ENG
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ISBN10: 0231138032, ISBN13: 9780231138031, [publisher: Columbia University Press] Softcover 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. . 2008. First Trade. Paperback. . . . .
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New York Columbia University Press 2008 Abridged. Trade paperback Good. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 232 p. Contains: Unspecified. Translations from the Asian Classics. May show signs of wear, highlighting, writing, and previous use. This item may be a former library book with typical markings. No guarantee on products that contain supplements Your satisfaction is 100% guaranteed. Twenty-five year bookseller with shipments to over fifty million happy customers.