Tales of the Samurai's Duties - Bukegiri Monogatari

Japanese: 武家義理物語 - ぶけぎりものがたり
Tales of the Samurai's Duties - Bukegiri Monogatari
Mid-Edo period, Ukiyo-zoshi by Ihara Saikaku
Published in 1688. Six volumes and six books. The preface reads "The True Image of Bushido," and it consists of 26 tales that depict the samurai's sacrificial spirit who abandoned their sense of duty. This is Saikaku's masterpiece of "samurai stories," which he reached after "Nanshiyoku Ookagami" and "Budo Denraiki."

Source: Obunsha Japanese History Dictionary, Third Edition About Obunsha Japanese History Dictionary, Third Edition

Japanese:
江戸中期,井原西鶴の浮世草子
1688年刊。6巻6冊。序に「まことある武士道の姿」とあり,義理に身をすてた武士の犠牲的精神を描いた26の説話からなる。『男色大鑑 (なんしよくおおかがみ) 』『武道伝来記』を経て到達した西鶴「武家物」の傑作。

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