Yoshitsune: A 15th Century Japanese Chronicle

by Helen McCullough

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A chronicle of the life of the 12th century Samurai warrior, Minamoto Yoshitsune. This translation, that includes the oldest extant collection of stories (both historical and legendary), is both informative and a deeply moving adventure. Much Japanese literature is derivative of this story.

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The classic version of the legends surrounding Minamoto
Yoshitsune, the most notable hero of the Gempei War in the 1180s. This version is later and somewhat fictionalized but still interesting. (

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A chronicle of the life of the 12th century Samurai warrior, Minamoto Yoshitsune. This translation, that includes the oldest extant collection of stories (both historical and legendary), is both informative and a deeply moving adventure. Much Japanese literature is derivative of this story.

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