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The Tale of the Heike

Helen Craig McCullough translator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Stanford University Press

Published:1st Mar '90

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The Tale of the Heike is one of the masterworks of Japanese literature, ranking with The Tal of Genji in quality and prestige. This new translation is not only far more readable than earlier ones, it is also much more faithful to the content and style of the original. Intended for the general audience as well as the specialist, this edition is highly annotated.

"This version of the Heike is superb and indeed reveals to English-language readers for the first time the full scope, grandeur, and literary richness of the work as a masterpiece of medieval writing."—Journal of Asian Studies

ISBN: 9780804718035

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 721g

504 pages