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  • The Way of the Samurai

    af Inazo Nitobe ...
    Serier serie Arcturus Classics
    "Chivalry is a flower no less indigenous to the soil of Japan than its emblem, the cherry blossom; nor is it a dried-up specimen of an antique virtue preserved in the herbarium of our history. It is still a living object of power and beauty among us"To many people, the word samurai conjures images of menacing masks, long blades and elaborate armour. However, this classic text by Inazo Nitobe ... Læs mere

    15,64 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

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  • The Way of the Samurai

    The Book of Five Rings, The Hagakure, Bushido: The Soul of Japan

    Serier serie The Big Ideas
    Presented here in one volume are three of the seminal texts relating to the Japanese 'Way of the Samurai', essential reading for anyone interested in the Samurai culture of Japan. 'Go Rin No Sho', or 'The Book of Five Rings' is a famous text written by the swordsman Miyamoto Musashi in 1645, concerning Martial Arts, in particular Kenjitsu and the art of Zen.
 Miyamoto Musashi uses language that is ... Læs mere

    25,66 kr.

  • Five Books of Japanese and Chinese Ghost Stories

    This collection includes: In Ghostly Japan, Japan: An Attempt at Interpretation, Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things, Some Chinese Ghosts, and The Romance of the Milky Way and Other Studies and Stories. According to Wikipedia: "Patrick Lafcadio Hearn (27 June 1850 – 26 September 1904), also known as Koizumi Yakum after gaining Japanese citizenship, was an author, best known for his ... Læs mere

    7,38 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • Bushido

    The Soul of Japan

    af Inazo Nitobe ...
    Serier serie The Way of the Warrior Series
    A century ago, when Japan was transforming itself from an isolated feudal society into a modern nation, a Japanese educator queried about the ethos of his people composed this seminal work, which with his numerous other writings in English made him the best, known Japanese writer in the West during his lifetime.He found in Bushido, the Way of the Warrior, the sources of the virtues most admired by ... Læs mere

    86,46 kr.

  • Japan

    An Attempt at Interpretation

    Scholar and travel writer Lafcadio Hearn spent decades in Japan, eventually adopting it as his home country. Perhaps more than any other single writer, Hearn is responsible for documenting and interpreting Japan for Western audiences. In this engrossing volume, Hearn undertakes his most comprehensive comparative analysis of Japanese culture. ... Læs mere

    31,36 kr.

  • The Samurai Way

    Collected here in one edition are two of the most important books on the Samurai Way, Bushido: The Soul of Japan and The Book of Five Rings. Bushido: Chivalry is a flower no less indigenous to the soil of Japan than its emblem, the cherry blossom; nor is it a dried-up specimen of an antique virtue preserved in the herbarium of our history. It is still a living object of power and beauty among us. ... Læs mere

    7,78 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • The Book of Tea

    Tea began as a medicine and grew into a beverage. In China, in the eighth century, it entered the realm of poetry as one of the polite amusements. The fifteenth century saw Japan ennoble it into a religion of aestheticism—Teaism. Teaism is a cult founded on the adoration of the beautiful among the sordid facts of everyday existence. It inculcates purity and harmony, the mystery of mutual charity, ... Læs mere

    7,40 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • The Last of the Plainsmen

    af Zane Grey ...
    The Last of the Plainsmen by Zane Grey tells the story of Buffalo Jones whom Grey accompanied across the Arizona desert in 1907.

From the preface: "In the spring of 1907 I was the fortunate companion of the old plainsman on a trip across the desert, and a hunt in that wonderful country of yellow crags, deep canyons and giant pines. I want to tell about it. I want to show the color and beauty of ... Læs mere

    23,50 kr.

  • Leo Tolstoy: A Letter to a Hindu

    Enriched edition. Including Correspondences with Gandhi & Letter to Ernest Howard Crosby

    'Leo Tolstoy: A Letter to a Hindu' curates a poignant collection that illuminates the profound dialogues between Leo Tolstoy and M. K. Gandhi, centered around themes of non-violence, civil disobedience, and the pursuit of ethical and spiritual renewal. These letters not only showcase a meeting of minds but also a merging of diverse literary styles—from the epistolary finesse of Tolstoy to the ... Læs mere

    15,00 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • The Way of the Samurai

    af Inazo Nitobe ...
    This classic text by Inazo Nitobe defining the moral code of the warrior class or Samurai has had a huge impact both in the West and in Japan itself. Drawing on Japanese traditions such as Shinto and Buddhism, and citing parallels with Western philosophy and literature, Nitobe's text is essential reading for anyone who wishes to understand the culture and morals of Japan. ... Læs mere

    7,78 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • The Book of Tea

    The Book of Tea by Okakura Kakuzo (1906), is a long essay linking the role of tea (Teaism) to the aesthetic and cultural aspects of Japanese life. Addressed to a western audience, it was originally written in English and is one of the great English Tea classics. Okakura had been taught at a young age to speak English and was proficient at communicating his thoughts to the Western mind. In his book ... Læs mere

    12,00 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • History of Japanese Literature

    Professor Aston's A History of Japanese Literature has a permanent place on the bookshelves of all lovers of Japan. William George Aston, who pioneered in the translation of Japanese literature into English, made many original contributions to Japanese studies. His writing is fresh and informative.The periods reviewed range from the ancient days, when Japan's history was just dawning, to the Meiji ... Læs mere

    78,52 kr.