RENT TEXTBOOKS

The Tales of the Heike

ISBN: 9780231138031 | 0231138032

Format: Paperback
Publisher: Columbia Univ Pr
Pub. Date: 3/15/2008

Why Rent from Knetbooks?

Because Knetbooks knows college students. Our rental program is designed to save you time and money. Whether you need a textbook for a semester, quarter or even a summer session, we have an option for you. Simply select a rental period, enter your information and your book will be on its way!

Top 5 reasons to order all your textbooks from Knetbooks:

We have the lowest prices on thousands of popular textbooks
Free shipping both ways on ALL orders
Most orders ship within 48 hours
Need your book longer than expected? Extending your rental is simple
Our customer support team is always here to help

Summary Table of Contents

"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. "The Tales of the Heike" focuses on the lives of both the samurai warriors who fought for two powerful twelfth-century Japanese clans-the Heike... MORE

Preface and Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
	p. 9
The Bells of Gion Monastery	p. 9
Night Attack at Courtiers' Hall	p. 10
The Sea Bass	p. 14
Page-Boy Cuts	p. 15
Kiyomori's Flowering Fortunes	p. 15
Gio	p. 16
	p. 28
The Admonition	p. 29
Signal Fires	... MOREp. 33
The Death of the Senior Counselor	p. 34
Yasuyori's Prayer	p. 35
	p. 37
The Pardon	p. 37
The Foot-Drumming	p. 40
Ario	p. 43
The Death of Shunkan	p. 47
	p. 51
The Battle at the Bridge	p. 51
	p. 58
The Burning of Nara	p. 58
	p. 65
The Death of Kiyomori	p. 65
	p. 72
Sanemori	p. 72
Tadanori Leaves the Capital	p. 75
The Flight from Fukuhara	p. 77
	p. 82
	p. 83
The Death of Lord Kiso	p. 83
The Old Horse	p. 89
The Attack from the Cliff	p. 93
The Death of Tadanori	p. 95
The Capture of Shigehira	p. 97
The Death of Atsumori	p. 98
	p. 101
Regarding the Precepts	p. 101
Senju-no-mae	p. 105
Yokobue	p. 109
Koremori Becomes a Monk	p. 113
Koremori Drowns Himself	p. 117
	p. 122
The Death of Tsuginobu	p. 122
Nasu no Yoichi	p. 126
The Lost Bow	p. 130
The Cockfights and the Battle of Dan-no-ura	p. 133
Far-Flying Arrows	p. 137
The Drowning of the Former Emperor	p. 141
	p. 144
The Execution of Rokudai	p. 144
The Initiates' Book	p. 148
The Imperial Lady Becomes a Nun	p. 148
The Move to Ohara	p. 151
The Retired Emperor Visits Ohara	p. 153
The Six Paths of Existence	p. 160
The Death of the Imperial Lady	p. 165
Glossary of Characters	p. 171
Bibliography	p. 195
Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved.

Please wait while this item is added to your cart...