Book Title: Hagakure: Book Of Samurai /H
An accessible, thorough English translation of the eighteenth-century Japanese text that delves into the samurai mind Living and dying with bravery and honor is at the heart of Hagakure, a series of texts written by an eighteenth-century samurai, Yamamoto Tsunetomo. It is a window into the samurai mind, illuminating the concept of bushido--the Way of the Warrior--which dictated how samurai were expected to behave, conduct themselves, live, and die. While Hagakure was for many years a secret text known only to the warrior vassals of the Nabeshima clan to which the author belonged, it later came to be recognized as a classic exposition of samurai thought. The original Hagakure consists of over 1,300 short texts that Tsunetomo dictated to a younger samurai over a seven-year period.
ISBN: 9781590309858
By Author(s):YAMAMOTO TSUNETOMO
By Publisher:RANDOM HOUSE US
Format:HC