Ivan Morris's ''[[The Nobility of Failure]]'' devotes a chapter to Kusunoki. According to Morris, adulation of Kusunoki was well-established during the Edo period. Those who admired him included eminent Confucianists like [[Arai Hakuseki]] (1657-1725), as well as the coup-plotter [[Yui Shosetsu|Yui Shôsetu]] (d. 1651). | Ivan Morris's ''[[The Nobility of Failure]]'' devotes a chapter to Kusunoki. According to Morris, adulation of Kusunoki was well-established during the Edo period. Those who admired him included eminent Confucianists like [[Arai Hakuseki]] (1657-1725), as well as the coup-plotter [[Yui Shosetsu|Yui Shôsetu]] (d. 1651). |