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Warriors of Japan : As Portrayed in the War Tales, Paperback / softback Book

Warriors of Japan : As Portrayed in the War Tales Paperback / softback

Paperback / softback

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The war tales (gunki-mono) of Japan recount the stories of warriors and their battles from the tenth century, when a warrior class first emerged in the provinces in Japan, until the 17th century.

A blend of history and fiction, the war tales are one of the most important sources of knowledge about Japan's premodern warriors.

In this text Paul Varley, a leading cultural historian of premodern Japan, draws a portrait of warrior life and society in ancient and early medieval times.

Among the tales he analyzes are ""Heike Monogatari"" (Tale of the Heike), a masterpiece of Japanese literature that describes the rise of warriors to national power in the late 12th-century, and ""Taiheiki"" (Chronicle of Great Peace), a 14th-century chronicle that relates more than 50 years of conflict in a time of dynastic rivarly within the Japanese imperial house.

Analysis of each tale is preceded by a discussion of its historical background and probable origins and means of composition.

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