01707nam a2200265Ia 450000500170000000800590001724500590007610000270013570000480016226000600021030000150027030000100028550000390029502000230033465000330035765000210039065000440041165100470045505000210050254600150052352008680053833600090140633700150141533800110143020260803094229.0251212s2018    xx            000 0 und d2012, 2012, 2012, 1 a47 Ronin /cJohn Allyn ; foreword by Stephen Turnbull.  aAllyn, John, (author.)  aTurnbull, Stephen R., (writer of foreword.)  aNorth Clarendon, VT :bTuttle Publishing,cc2012, 2018.  a253 pages:  c21 cm  aNotes: Originally published: 1970.  a9784805314654qpbk  aForty-seven Ro¯ninvFICTION  aRevengevFICTION  aSamuraixHistoryy18th centuryvFICTION  aJapanxHistory-Ako Vendetta, 1703vFiction  a813.54 A44f 2018  ain English  aIn 1701, young Lord Asano is goaded into attacking a corrupt official at the Japanese Court. Although the wound Asano inflicts is minimal, the Emperor`s punishment is harsh - Lord Asano is ordered to commit seppuku, or ritual suicide. His lands are confiscated and his family is dishonoured and exiled. His samurai now become ronin, or masterless, and are dispersed. The Ronin were not trusted by their enemies and lived under the watchful eyes of spies for months. They appeared to adapt to their new circumstances by becoming tradesmen and teachers. But the Ronin only seemed to accept their fate. They were, in fact, making careful plans for revenge, biding their time until the moment to strike was right! Their deeds became Japan`s most celebrated example of bravery, cunning, and loyalty, in an age when samurai were heroes, and honour was worth dying for.   atext  aunmediated  avolume