The first substantial piece of English-language scholarship to examine the actions and the memorization of the Heike (Ise Taira), a family of aristocratic warriors whose resounding defeat at the hands of the Seiwa Genji in 1185 resulted in their iconic status as tragic losers. Lovable Losers aims to contextualize and deconstruct representations of the Heike.
The first substantial piece of English-language scholarship to examine the actions and the memorization of the Heike (Ise Taira), a family of aristocr...
