Royall Tyler(Translator), Michael Watson (Translator)
The Tale of the Heike (Penguin Classics)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780143107262
- author:
- Royall Tyler(Translator), Michael Watson (Translator)
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Penguin Classics
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2014
- Pages:
- 784
- Dimensions:
- 15.2 x 3.2 x 22.9 cm
- Genre:
- Poetry, Drama & Criticism, Poetry, By Period
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The Tale of the Heike is Japan's Iliad, a moving depiction of the late twelfth-century wars between the Heike and Genji clans. This epic tale has had a profound impact on Japanese literature, theater, music, film, and manga, shaping the country's sense of its own past. Translated by Royall Tyler, this Penguin Classics edition brings to life the rich and vigorous language of the original work, accompanied by woodcuts by nineteenth-century artist Teisai Hokuba. For over seventy years, Penguin has been a leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world, providing authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes from distinguished scholars and contemporary authors. With its stunning presentation, this edition recreates the oral epic as it was actually performed, offering a unique glimpse into medieval Japan's cultural heritage.
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