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Title: The Hagakure: Yamamoto Tsunetomo by Yamamoto Tsunetomo, D. E. Tarver ISBN: 0-595-25362-8 Publisher: Writers Club Press Pub. Date: November, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (1 review)
Rating: 5
Summary: Translation form the heart and spirit.
Comment: I have been an avid student of The Hagakure most of my life, partly because I love martial arts, but mostly because I love studying perspectives on my heritage. There are several good translations available, but this one seems to better capture the true spirit of the Samurai. In some of the translations I've read it is obvious that the writer knew how to translate the words, but had little or no understanding of the concepts and philosophies that they were teaching.
A very famous line from one translation says. "The Way of the Samurai is found in death." This is an accurate word for word translation but it misses the real intent of Master Tsunetomo. What this says is that the highest achievement of the warrior was to die, but in reality what the samurai wanted was to kill many opponents and if they had to die to do so in the most brave and admirable way possible. Tarver's translation says, "The way of the warrior is fulfilled in death." This subtle difference seems to better capture the idea of duty, bravery, and loyalty culminating in a final end of the warrior rather than the warrior seeking death from the start.
That is just one of many examples but it clearly points out the difference one word can make. Found vs. Fulfilled.
I really enjoyed this book and I am sure any true student of the Samurai ways will also.
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Title: The Code of the Warrior : by Daidoji Yuzan, D. E. Tarver ISBN: 0595269176 Publisher: Writers Club Press Pub. Date: 10 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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Title: The Book of Five Rings : Miyamoto Musashi by Miyamoto Musashi, D.E. Tarver ISBN: 0595230067 Publisher: iUniverse.com Pub. Date: 31 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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Title: The Way of the Living Sword : The Secret Teachings of Yagyu Munenori by Yagyu Munenori, D. E. Tarver ISBN: 0595279988 Publisher: iUniverse, Inc. Pub. Date: 04 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: The Art of War - Sun Tzu's Classic in Plain English With Sun Pin's : The Art of Warfare by Sun Tzu, Sun Pin, D. E. Tarver ISBN: 0595224725 Publisher: Writers Club Press Pub. Date: 19 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Rashomon and Other Stories by Ryunosuke Akutagawa, Takashi Kojima, Howard Hibbett, M. Kuwata ISBN: 0871401738 Publisher: Liveright Pub. Date: December, 1999 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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