Singing the Past Turkic and Medieval Heroic Poetry |
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| Author:
| Reichl, Karl |
| Series title: | Myth and Poetics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8014-3736-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2000 |
| Publisher: | Cornell University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $169.00 |
Book Description:
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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...
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...