Famous Japanese Swordsmen: The Two Courts Period

Famous Japanese Swordsmen: The Two Courts Period
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From the author of the bestselling Famous Japanese Swordsmen: The Warring States comes more solid sword history in the guise of thrilling narrative. The Two Courts Period was a turning point in Japan's medieval era--a time when an unbridgeable rift appeared in the fragile fabric of Japanese feudal society. On each side stood a separate imperial court, each with its own army and its own agenda. As the schism deepened and the positions hardened, one by one clans and domains were rent asunder until each and every man faced the terrible choice between loyalty and friendship.

Two such men were Nennami Okuyama Jion and ChÃ»jÃ´ HyÃ´go no Kami Nagahide, who faced each other from across the dazzling divide. Jion, an impoverished warrior monk who had lost his father through the treachery of a Bakufu official, joined the side of the loyalists, the forces fighting on behalf of the Southern Court. Nagahide, whose ancestors had stood at the cradle of feudal society and had risen to high rank within the Bakufu, was bound by duty to the Northern Court.

Their stories, set against the greater historical backdrop of ruthless political intrigue and vast military campaigns, describe the tragedy of civil war experienced at the personal level; they tell of loyalty, of betrayal, and of seemingly insurmountable setbacks. Yet the friendship between these two so disparate men, founded on their mutual love of swordsmanship and forged in the midst of a chaotic world, stands as moving testimony to courage that can have no equal in times of peace.
Country USA
Brand Floating World Editions
Manufacturer Floating World Editions
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2007-07-31
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9781891640476

Country	USA
Brand	Floating World Editions
Manufacturer	Floating World Editions
Binding	Paperback
ReleaseDate	2007-07-31
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9781891640476

Famous Japanese Swordsmen: The Two Courts Period

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