Chushingura; Or, The Treasury of Loyal Retainers
Takeda, Izumo, 1691-1756
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"Chushingura; Or, The Treasury of Loyal Retainers" by Takeda, Miyoshi, and Namiki is a fictionalized theatrical work based on a historical incident from 1701. When a samurai lord is forced to commit ritual suicide after attacking a court official, his loyal retainers become masterless warriors. Nearly two years later, forty-seven of these rōnin execute a daring plan to avenge their master's death. This enduring tale of loyalty, duty, and sacrifice has become one of Japan's most famous stories. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Forty-seven Ronin -- Drama Japan -- History -- Ako Vendetta, 1703 -- Drama
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Chushingura; Or, The Treasury of Loyal Retainers - 1 online resource : multiple file formats
Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C5%ABshingura Release date is 2019-05-02
Produced by Ronald Grenier (This file was produced from
images generously made available by The Google Books Library
Project/American Libraries.) Produced by Ronald Grenier (This file was produced from
images generously made available by The Google Books Library
Project/American Libraries.)
"Chushingura; Or, The Treasury of Loyal Retainers" by Takeda, Miyoshi, and Namiki is a fictionalized theatrical work based on a historical incident from 1701. When a samurai lord is forced to commit ritual suicide after attacking a court official, his loyal retainers become masterless warriors. Nearly two years later, forty-seven of these rōnin execute a daring plan to avenge their master's death. This enduring tale of loyalty, duty, and sacrifice has become one of Japan's most famous stories. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Forty-seven Ronin -- Drama Japan -- History -- Ako Vendetta, 1703 -- Drama
PL