The Tale of Heike

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:television_series
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:Noh_theater
film
manga
video games
anime
theater performances
novels
Kabuki theater
gptkbp:author unknown
gptkbp:culturalSignificance influence on storytelling traditions
symbol of the samurai ethos
influence_on_Japanese_aesthetics
reflection_of_Buddhist_beliefs
gptkbp:firstPublished oral tradition
gptkbp:genre historical narrative
gptkbp:historicalEvent Genpei War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Tale of Heike
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Japanese_literature
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Tale_of_the_Heike
gptkb:The_Tale_of_Genji
The_Chronicles_of_Japan
gptkbp:language Classical_Japanese
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Lady_Nyo
gptkb:Taira_no_Kiyomori
gptkb:Miyamoto_Musashi
gptkb:Kumagai_Naozane
family
loyalty
fate
revenge
honor
Minamoto no Yoshitsune
Minamoto no Yoritomo
Taira no Shigemori
Taira no Tomomori
gptkbp:notableQuote “Life is but a fleeting moment.”
“The sound of the bell at the end of the world.”
“The waves of the sea are like the waves of time.”
“The past is a shadow that cannot be grasped.”
“The_glory_of_the_Heike_clan_is_like_a_dream.”
gptkbp:publicationDate first half of the 13th century
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:theme war
loss
impermanence
gptkbp:timePeriod late 12th century