{"product_id":"the-real-musashi-a-miscellany-origins-of-a-legend-iii-paperback","title":"The Real Musashi: A Miscellany (Origins of a Legend III) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam De Lange\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMiyamoto Musashi\u003c\/strong\u003e (c. 1584-1645) is the most revered and celebrated swordsman in Japanese history; unfortunately, our modern portrait of this folk hero is derived mainly from popular books, comics, and film, with little heed paid to the early records by men who knew Musashi, practiced with Musashi, and went into battle with Musashi.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Spanning a period of more than a decade, the author set out to translate all surviving records on Musashi. The result is a body of text comprising some 150,000 words, mostly written during Japan's feudal era. They range from original accounts of duels, battles, and sieges, local histories and topographies, down to personal correspondence, clan records, family lineages, and roll calls. The fruit of that labor of love, the groundbreaking three-part \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Real Musashi: Origins of a Legend \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eseries makes available to the English reader virtually all of the extant early historical material relevant to the life of this enigmatic and solitary swordsman. All texts are accompanied by extensive notes that help to clarify and put them in perspective.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part III, \u003cstrong\u003eA Miscellany\u003c\/strong\u003e, presents translations of nearly two dozen texts describing important events in Musashi's life, dating from the mid-seventeenth to the late-nineteenth century. They include the \u003cem\u003eTomari jinja munefuda\u003c\/em\u003e, by Musashi's adopted son Iori; the \u003cem\u003eYoshioka-den\u003c\/em\u003e, the clan records of the rivaling Yoshioka clan, the \u003cem\u003eKōkō zatsuroku\u003c\/em\u003e, describing Musashi's heroic role in the siege of Osaka castle; the \u003cem\u003eDobo goen\u003c\/em\u003e, on his liaison with a Yoshiwara geisha; the \u003cem\u003eSōkyū-sama o-degatari\u003c\/em\u003e on his role in the Shimabara Rebellion; and the \u003cem\u003eNumata kaki\u003c\/em\u003e, written by the keeper of the castle where Musashi stayed at the time of his famous duel on Ganryu Island. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 178\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 29, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51797061730592,"sku":"9781891640865","price":57.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/09dd1868dcb8f34f4985cf95a7eb27e2.webp?v=1780772538","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-real-musashi-a-miscellany-origins-of-a-legend-iii-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}