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Offers the masterworks of Japanese literature, ranking with The Tal of Genji in quality and prestige.

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"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

Table of Contents
Introduction; The tale of the Heike; Translator's note; Principal characters; Contents; text; Maps; Appendices; Glossary.

The Tale of the Heike

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    A Paperback / softback by Helen Craig McCullough

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      Publisher: Stanford University Press
      Publication Date: 01/03/1990
      ISBN13: 9780804718035, 978-0804718035
      ISBN10: 0804718032
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Offers the masterworks of Japanese literature, ranking with The Tal of Genji in quality and prestige.

      Trade Review
      "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

      Table of Contents
      Introduction; The tale of the Heike; Translator's note; Principal characters; Contents; text; Maps; Appendices; Glossary.

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