Bibliograph

Samurai tales:, courage, fidelity, and revenge in the final years of the shogun, Romulus Hillsborough

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Samurai tales:, courage, fidelity, and revenge in the final years of the shogun, Romulus Hillsborough

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Samurai tales:

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Romulus Hillsborough

Sub title

courage, fidelity, and revenge in the final years of the shogun

Summary

Samurai Tales is about the legendary men from the samurai class who fought for the helm of power in 19th century Japan. These are stories of courage, honor, fidelity, disgrace, fate, and destiny set in the bloody time of political change and social upheaval in the final years of the Shogun. Samurai Tales is, to quote author Romulus Hillsborough, "accurate portrayals of the heart and soul of the samurai, the social and political systems of whom have, like the Japanese sword, become relics of a distant age, but the likes of whose nobility shall never again be seen in this world." In recounting what he terms "the great epic which was the dawn of modern Japan," Hillsborough delves deeply into the psyche of the men of the samurai class. This book would serve well on the bookshelves of martial artists, those interested in samurai culture, or those interested in Japanese history

Target audience

adult

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