In late 12th Century Japan, one noble house (the Heike, or Taira, clan) attempts to sieze the throne, only to be defeated by another (the Minamoto clan). This fictionalized oral history of the Genpei war became the foundation myth of the Kamakura shogunate. It stands as Japan's equivalent to the Illiad, or the Morte d'Arthur.
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Editions
10 editions · 2 languages
Paperback · English · 1977
The tale of the Heike
University of Tokyo Press · 807 pages · 9780860081890
Other · English · 2012
The tale of the Heike
Viking · 734 pages · 9780670025138
Other · English · 2008
The Tales Of The Heike
Columbia University Press · 9780231138031
Other · English · 1988
The tale of the Heike
Stanford University Press · 489 pages · 9780804714181
Other · English · 1977
The tale of the Heike
University of Tokyo Press · 807 pages · 9780860081883
Other · Japanese · 1998
Kyūko Shoin · 344 pages · 9784762933851
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