The Tale of the Heike

Author(s)

• McCullough, Helen Craig

Bibliographic Information

The Tale of the Heike

translated, with an introduction, by Helen Craig McCullough

Stanford University Press, 1988

• : cloth
• : pbk

Other Title

Heike monogatari

平家物語

Uniform Title

平家物語(KOTEN:6939)

Note

Translation of: 平家物語

"Published with the assistance of the Japan Foundation"--T.p. verso

Description and Table of Contents

Description

The 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.

Table of Contents

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

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Details

• NCID: BA04393587
• ISBN:
  • 0804714185
  • 0804718032
• LCCN: 87018001
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Original Language Code: jpn
• Place of Publication: Stanford, Calif.
• Pages/Volumes: 489 p., [1] p. of plates
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : PL790.H4
  • DC19 : 895.6/32
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Taira family -- Fiction
  • LCSH : Japan -- History -- Gempei Wars, 1180-1185 -- Fiction
• Uniform Title ID:
  • EA00000621