The Memorial Feast for Kokotoy Khan: A Kirghiz Epic Poem in the Manas Tradition

ISBN-13: 9780241544211 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 464 str.

Sagimbay Orozbaq uulu

Recenzje

Prior's translation ... is written in clear, idiomatic, and often lively English ... Prior's reliable and well annotated translation ... will certainly help further the popularity of the Kirghiz epic tradition. Karl Reichl Turkic Languages

O autorze

Saghïmbay Orozbaq uulu (1867-1930) was a traditional Kirghiz bard who lived long enough to have his extempore performances written down by Soviet folklorists in the early 1920s. Daniel Prior is Associate Professor of History at Miami University, Ohio. He has written extensively on the Kirghiz epic tradition.