Before you leave...
Take 20% off your first order
20% off
Enter the code below at checkout to get 20% off your first order
The Pocket Samurai (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781611802160)
Vendor:
William Scott Wilson
Product type:
Books
- $9.95
$9.95- $9.95
- Unit price
- per
Subtotal:
$9.95
Description
xSelected writings from the most influential texts of the samurai era--in a pocket-size edition.
The samurai of Japan, who were the country's military elite from medieval times to the end of the nineteenth century, were synonmous with valor, honor, and martial arts prowess. Their strict adherence to the code of bushido ("the way of the warrior"), chivalry, and honor in fighting to the death continues to capture the imagination of people today, inspiring authors, filmmakers, and artists. The Pocket Samurai contains the essential writings of the era by the most esteemed samurai and philosophers of the age, including the iconic Miyamoto Musashi, author of The Book of Five Rings; Yamamoto Tsunetomo, author of Hagakure, the best-known explication of the samurai code; Takuan Soho, the Zen priest and adviser to samurai; Yagyu Munenori, whose The Life-Giving Sword describes a deeply spiritual approach to sword fighting; and others.
Author: William Scott Wilson
ISBN-10: 1611802164
ISBN-13: 9781611802160
Publisher: Shambhala
Language: English
Published: 07/21/2015
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 4.50h x 3.00w x 0.70d
The samurai of Japan, who were the country's military elite from medieval times to the end of the nineteenth century, were synonmous with valor, honor, and martial arts prowess. Their strict adherence to the code of bushido ("the way of the warrior"), chivalry, and honor in fighting to the death continues to capture the imagination of people today, inspiring authors, filmmakers, and artists. The Pocket Samurai contains the essential writings of the era by the most esteemed samurai and philosophers of the age, including the iconic Miyamoto Musashi, author of The Book of Five Rings; Yamamoto Tsunetomo, author of Hagakure, the best-known explication of the samurai code; Takuan Soho, the Zen priest and adviser to samurai; Yagyu Munenori, whose The Life-Giving Sword describes a deeply spiritual approach to sword fighting; and others.
Author: William Scott Wilson
ISBN-10: 1611802164
ISBN-13: 9781611802160
Publisher: Shambhala
Language: English
Published: 07/21/2015
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 4.50h x 3.00w x 0.70d
By William Scott Wilson
xWILLIAM SCOTT WILSON is the foremost translator into English of traditional Japanese texts on samurai culture. He received BA degrees from Dartmouth College and the Monterey Institute of Foreign Studies, and an MA in Japanese literary studies from the University of Washington. His best-selling translations include Hagakure, The Unfettered Mind, Taiko, and Ideals of the Samurai. He is also the author of The Lone Samurai, a biography of the legendary samurai Miyamoto Musashi.
Recently Viewed Products
- Choosing a selection results in a full page refresh.