Singing the Past : Turkic and Medieval Heroic Poetry /

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Oral epic poetry is still performed by Turkic singers in Central Asia. On trips to the region, Karl Reichl collected heroic poems from the Uzbek, Kazakh, and Karakalpak oral traditions. Through a close analysis of these Turkic works, he shows that they are typologically similar to heroic poetry in O...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Reichl, Karl (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2018]
Series:Myth and Poetics
Subjects:
To 1500
Epic poetry, Turkic > History and criticism.
Poetry, Medieval > History and criticism.
Poetics > History > To 1500.
Epic poetry.
Poésie épique.
Poésie épique turque > Histoire et critique.
epic poetry.
LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval.
Epic poetry
Epic poetry, Turkic
Poetics
Poetry, Medieval
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Foreword / Nagy, Gregory
  • Acknowledgments
  • Note on Transcription, Pronunciation, and Translations
  • Introduction
  • CHAPTER ONE. Turkic Bards and Oral Epics
  • CHAPTER TWO.Variations on Epic and History
  • CHAPTER THREE. In Search of the Heroic Lay
  • CHAPTER FOUR. Heroic Epic and Tribal Roots
  • CHAPTER FIVE. Heroic Past and Poetic Presence
  • Conclusion
  • APPENDIX ONE. The Text of Tdwke-batü
  • APPENDIX TWO. The Text of Ormanbet-biy
  • Works Cited
  • Index

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