G451 Book Review of The Taiheiki: A chronicle of Medieval Japan by Helen Craig McCullough
Name of Book: The Taiheiki A Chronicle of Medieval Japan Author: Anonymous (Helen McCullough translated) ISBN: 978-0-8048-3538-1 Publisher: Tuttle Type of book: Japan, samurai, fights, origins of customs, loyalty, record, historical record, 1300s, suicide, murders, wars Year it was published: 1956 was published in 1300s originally (2004) Summary: An epic saga of samurai warfare in medieval Japan This celebrated literary classic has delighted generations of Japanese. In its pages, you will find a vivid contemporary description of the fourteenth-century intrigues and battles that led to the destruction of the Hojo family, the military overlords of the nation, and made it possible for the Emperor Go-Daigo (1288-1339), one of Japan's most remarkable sovereigns, to reassert the power of the throne. Go-Daigo's first hesitant attempts to overthrow the Hojo, the early defeats suffered by his supporters, his dethronement and exile, the legendary exploits of his ...