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Ideals of the Samurai
An anthology of 12 samurai manuscripts showing the meaning and guiding principles of samurai life.
Paperback, 144 pages
Published
August 1st 1982
by Black Belt Communications
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Well, it's NOT what you think! This book celebrates humanity much more than you would ever dream of. It reads like a best-seller and it brought both tears and smile to my eyes and re-confirms my purpose of doing my dissertation on this topic. In it you'll find excerpts from writing of real samurai from the age when they were still fighting. In fact, I am highly tempted to shift my dissertation focus from Tokugawa to Muromachi (or even Kamakura) because of this book! A must, if you want to know w...more
Some of the best literature I have ever read, none of it ever intended for publication. Wilson does an excellent job translating twelve selections of samurai writings from various clans and times. For each he provides a page of background information to put it in context with the political and military circumstances of the time.
What you find are twelve warriors with strikingly different personalities, sentiments, and codes to live by. Note: the "Way of the Samurai" was not...more
What you find are twelve warriors with strikingly different personalities, sentiments, and codes to live by. Note: the "Way of the Samurai" was not...more
Interesting read. Sort of an artifact of the writings and precepts of the feudal lords. Wilson's translations desiccate at times.
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