The tales of the Heike
translated by Burton Watson; edited, with an introduction, by Haruo Shirane
The tales of the Heike
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translated by Burton Watson; edited, with an introduction, by Haruo ShiranePublisher
Columbia University PressEdition 1
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شناسنامه
Contractual title
Heike monogatari. .Title and Author
The tales of the Heike / translated by Burton Watson; edited, with an introduction, by Haruo ShiranePublication Details
نیویورک : Columbia University Press، 2006مPhysical Description
vii, 216 p.: ill., map; 24 cm.Subject
Taira familyJapan History -- Gempei Wars, 1180-1185
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(Translations from the Asian classics؛ )Language
انگلیسیTranslated from the Japanese.
Includes bibliographical references )p. ]591[-802(.
Includes bibliographical references )p. ]591[-802(.
Contents
Introduction -- book 1: The bells of Gion Monastery ; Night attack at Courtiers' Hall ; The sea bass ; Page-boy cuts ; Kiyomori's flowering fortunes ; Gio4ج -- book 2: The admonition ; Signal fires ; The death of the senior counselor ; Yasuyori's prayer -- book 3: The pardon ; The foot-drumming ; Ario4ج ; The death of Shunkan -- book 4: The battle at the bridge -- book 5: The burning of Nara -- book 6: The death of Kiyomori -- book 7: Sanemori ; Tadanori leaves the capital ; The flight from Fukuhara -- book 8 [summary] -- book 9: The death of Lord Kiso ; The old horse ; The attack from the cliff ; The death of Tadanori ; The capture of Shigehira ; The death of Atsumori -- book 10: Regarding the precepts ; Senju-no-mae ; Yokobue ; Koremori becomes a monk ; Koremori drowns himself -- book 11: The death of Tsuginobu ; Nasu no Yoichi ; The lost bow ; The cockfights and the battle of Dan-no-ura ; Far-flying arrows ; The drowning of the former emperor -- book 12: The execution of Rokudai -- The initiates' book: The imperial lady becomes a nun ; The move to O4جhara ; The retired emperor visits O4جhara ; The six paths of existence ; The death of the imperial lady -- Glossary of characters