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»
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. Les mer
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.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Columbia University Press
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9780231138031
- Utgivelsesår
- 2008
- Format
- 23 x 15 cm
Anmeldelser
«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»