Tales of the Heike

GPTKB entity

Properties (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Artist
gptkbp:adaptation film
manga
video game
anime
gptkbp:author unknown
gptkbp:conservationEfforts manuscripts
oral recitation
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Buddhism
samurai culture
Japanese_history
gptkbp:firstPublished 14th century
gptkbp:genre epic
gptkbp:historicalEvent Genpei War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tales of the Heike
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Noh_theater
Kabuki theater
Japanese_culture
gptkbp:language Classical_Japanese
gptkbp:narrativeStyle oral tradition
prose
poetic
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Taira_no_Kiyomori
Minamoto no Yoshitsune
Minamoto no Yoritomo
Taira no Shigemori
Taira no Tomomori
gptkbp:notableQuote “All things must pass.”
“The sound of the bell echoes the fleeting nature of life.”
“Life is but a fleeting moment.”
“The warrior's life is like a dream.”
“The world is but a dream.”
gptkbp:scholarships historical context
literary analysis
cultural studies
comparative literature
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Japan
Heian period
gptkbp:structureType episodic
multiple perspectives
gptkbp:theme war
loss
honor
gptkbp:timePeriod late 12th century