French version
Hagakure葉隠 葉隠聞書 葉隠論語 鍋島論語alternative words: Hagakure kikigaki, Hagakure rongo, Nabeshima rongo, Way of samurai keywords: book , philosophy related topics: Edo period , Samurai , Bushido related web sites: http://www.fsinet.or.jp/~yukio/rekishi/reindex.htm explanation: Book written by Tashiro Tsuramoto, a samurai of Saga domain in north Kyushu, from the speech of Yamamoto Tsunetomo, a retired samurai. Containing 11 volumes, it was completed in 1716. It resumes, through 1300 short anecdotes, the daily mental attitude that samurai of Saga should have. The famous expression, "Bushido (samurai's way) is a way of dying" is on this book. | |