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EPISODE · Dec 31, 2021 · 36 MIN

Episode 419 - A Tale as Old as Time

from History of Japan

For our final episode of 2021, we're looking at the origin of one of Japan's most famous pieces of literature: the war epic known as the Heike Monogatari, or Tale of Heike. How did a story about a single conflict in Japanese history become one of the best known chronicles in the entirety of Japan's history, and what did the story tap into to attain that status? Show notes here.

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