内容紹介
This celebrated literary classic has delighted generations of Japanese. In its pages, the Western reader will find a vivid contemporary description of the fourteenth-century intrigues and battles that led to the destruction of the Hoji 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 over throw the Hojo, the early defeats suffered by his supporters, his dethronement and exile, the legendary exploits of his generals, the growing strength of his arms, and his ultimate return to the throne are all recounted in engrossing detail.
著者について
Helen Craig McCullough (1918-1998), Professor Emeritus of Oriental Languages at the University of California, Berkeleys, was a native Californian who received her doctoral degree from Berkeley and spent most of her working life there. An eminent scholar of classical Japanese poetry and prose, her publications included eleven highly acclaimed volumes of studies and translations. Her honors included several visiting professorships and a Medal of Honor from the Japanese government in 1996.
