The 47 Ronin Story
47 Ronin Story is the classic Japanese story of Lord Asano of Ako and one of the bloodiest vendettas in Japan's feudal history. In a shocking clash between the warriors and the merchant class of seventeenth century Japan, there emerged the most unlikely set of heroes--the forty-seven ronin, or...
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47 Ronin Story is the classic Japanese story of Lord Asano of Ako and one of the bloodiest vendettas in Japan's feudal history. In a shocking clash between the warriors and the merchant class of seventeenth century Japan, there emerged the most unlikely set of heroes--the forty-seven ronin, or ex-samurai, of Ako.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780804838276 (0804838275)
Publish date: September 15th 2006
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Pages no: 224
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Novels,
Literature,
Cultural,
Historical Fiction,
Philosophy,
Asian Literature,
Asia,
Japan,
Japanese Literature,
Indonesian Literature
I found this story, which is little known outside of Japan to be a most impressive example of the ideals of the elite warrior class of Japan known as Samurai. In Japanese, it is entitled "Chushingura" which translates as "Vengeance" The Forty-Seven Ronin Story probably ranks as one of my favorite bo...
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