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The Tale of the Heike (Penguin Classics)
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bookshelves: japan, history, literature, non-fiction, own, translation, yoshitsune
Feb 24, 2015
bookshelves: japan, history, literature, non-fiction, own, translation, yoshitsune
Read 2 times. Last read February 24, 2015 to October 2, 2016.
Yes it took me 2 years to read this book, but it is impossible to read a book of this important historical magnificence and not give it 5 stars. And it is totally worth those 5 stars.
It is wonderful to lose oneself in this historical and fantastical place of myth and fable.
This is THE book from which all our current fascination with samurai legends spawn. What has been great is reading other related material about the characters as I reach them in this core text. Like watching Star Wars prequels along with the original trilogy, or the new one.
As huge a task as it was to journey through this material, it is a journey I will take again at least once. Yes, I've started re-reading it already. I hope it takes me another 2 years, because it is a place I really enjoy.
It is wonderful to lose oneself in this historical and fantastical place of myth and fable.
This is THE book from which all our current fascination with samurai legends spawn. What has been great is reading other related material about the characters as I reach them in this core text. Like watching Star Wars prequels along with the original trilogy, or the new one.
As huge a task as it was to journey through this material, it is a journey I will take again at least once. Yes, I've started re-reading it already. I hope it takes me another 2 years, because it is a place I really enjoy.
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Quotes Paul Liked
“The Jetavana Temple bells
ring the passing of all things.
Twinned sala trees, white in full flower,
declare the great man's certain fall.
The arrogant do not long endure:
They are like a dream one night in spring.
The bold and brave perish in the end:
They are as dust before the wind.”
― The Tale of the Heike
ring the passing of all things.
Twinned sala trees, white in full flower,
declare the great man's certain fall.
The arrogant do not long endure:
They are like a dream one night in spring.
The bold and brave perish in the end:
They are as dust before the wind.”
― The Tale of the Heike
“So it is that in our world
hopes are thwarted at every turn
and the people's lot is always pain.”
― The Tale of the Heike
hopes are thwarted at every turn
and the people's lot is always pain.”
― The Tale of the Heike
Reading Progress
Finished Reading
(Hardcover Edition)
February 24, 2015
–
Started Reading
February 24, 2015
– Shelved
February 24, 2015
– Shelved as:
japan
February 24, 2015
– Shelved as:
history
February 24, 2015
– Shelved as:
literature
February 24, 2015
– Shelved as:
non-fiction
April 30, 2015
– Shelved as:
own
October 2, 2016
– Shelved
(Other Paperback Edition)
October 2, 2016
– Shelved as:
to-read
(Other Paperback Edition)
October 2, 2016
– Shelved as:
history
(Other Paperback Edition)
October 2, 2016
– Shelved as:
japan
(Other Paperback Edition)
October 2, 2016
– Shelved as:
literature
(Other Paperback Edition)
October 2, 2016
– Shelved as:
non-fiction
(Other Paperback Edition)
October 2, 2016
–
Finished Reading
November 28, 2016
– Shelved as:
translation
November 28, 2016
– Shelved as:
translation
(Other Paperback Edition)
July 9, 2019
– Shelved as:
yoshitsune
June 15, 2022
– Shelved
(Hardcover Edition)
