Tale of the Heike

GPTKB entity

Properties (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:television_series
gptkbp:adaptation manga
anime
films
gptkbp:author unknown
gptkbp:conservationEfforts modern editions
handwritten manuscripts
gptkbp:culturalSignificance symbol of samurai culture
reflection of the Heian period
gptkbp:genre historical narrative
gptkbp:historicalContext Minamoto clan
Taira clan
Genpei War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tale of the Heike
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Noh_theater
gptkb:Japanese_literature
Kabuki theater
gptkbp:language Classical_Japanese
gptkbp:narrativeStyle oral tradition
poetic form
gptkbp:notableEvent Battle of Dan-no-ura
rise_of_the_Minamoto_clan
fall_of_the_Taira_clan
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Taira_no_Kiyomori
Minamoto no Yoritomo
Taira no Tomomori
Minamoto no Yoshinaka
gptkbp:notableQuote “The sound of the bell echoes the impermanence of all things.”
“Life is but a dream.”
“The proud fall, and the humble rise.”
gptkbp:performance theatrical adaptations
musical compositions
recitations
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:The_Tale_of_Genji
The Pillow Book
The_Chronicles_of_Japan
gptkbp:scholarships critical analyses
studies on its themes
translations into modern languages
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:theme war
loyalty
impermanence
gptkbp:timePeriod late 12th century