The image of the ideal samurai in the literature of the Tokugawa era (1603-1867)

the purpose of this work is to study the image of the ideal samurai in Japanese literature of the Tukugawa era (1603-1867). We will refer to such samurai works as the treatise by Daidoji Yuzan “Budoshoshinshū” (“Instructions for one entering the path of a warrior”) and the text by Yamamoto Tsunetomo “Hagakure” (“Hidden among the leaves”). In addition, we will use the treatise of the great Japanese warrior Miyamoto Musashi – “Go Rin No Sho” (“The Book of Five Rings”), the work of Adachi Masahiro - “Heijutsu Zekun” (“Basics of fencing”) and “Treatise of the samurai Dzyagyu Tajima-no-kami on fencing”. The peculiarity of these works is the attempt of their authors to adapt the fundamental values of the samurai to a peaceful life, to consider the issue of serving the master and dying in his name from a new angle of perception.

Япония, образ идеального самурая, японская литература, “Будосёсинсю”, “Хагакурэ”, “Го Рин Но Сё”, “Хэйдзюцу Дзэкун”, “Трактат самурая Дзягю Тадзима-но-ками о фехтовании”