The Tale of the HeikeThe 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. |
Contents
Introduction I | 1 |
Principal Characters | 17 |
Text | 23 |
Maps | 440 |
Chronology | 450 |
The Heike as Literature | 456 |
Glossary | 477 |
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armor arrows attack battle boat Buddha Buddhist capital clan Commander court courtiers death eastern Emperor Antoku Emperor Go-Shirakawa Emperor Takakura Empress enemy Enryakuji exile father force Fujiwara Fukuhara galloped gate Genji Governor Guards head Heiji Heike monogatari helmet hitatare horse hundred Ichi-no-tani Imperial Lady imperial palace Izu Province Jirō Jishō Kamakura Kaneyasu Kenreimon'in killed Kiso Kiyomori Koremori Kumano Kurō Lotus Sutra Major Counselor Mansion messenger Middle Captain Middle Counselor Miidera Minamoto Mongaku monks Month Mount Hiei mountain Munemori Naozane Narichika Naritsune night Norimori Omi Province palanquin poem Prince Prince Mochihito Province Regent Retired Emperor Retired Emperor Go-Shirakawa River robe Rokudai Rokuhara Saburo sacred samurai seemed senior nobles sent Shigehira Shigemori Shirō shouted Shrine sleeves someone sovereign Sutra sword Tadanori Taira Tarō tears temple thought thousand riders Toba Tokitada Tomomori took Uji River vows warriors Yashima Yorimasa Yoritomo Yoshinaka Yoshitsune Yukiie