An Anthology Of Russian Folk Epics

Author : James Bailey,Tatyana Ivanova
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2015-05-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317476931

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An Anthology of Russian Folk Epics by James Bailey,Tatyana Ivanova Pdf

An extensive introduction provides basic information about Russian epics, their historical background, their poetics, the history of their collection, their performance context, and their main interpretations. In addition, their is a short introduction to each song, explaining its plot, allusions, and interpretations. A glossary of common terms and a selected bibliography of studies about the Russian epic in English and Russian are also included in the volume.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : M.E. Sharpe
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 076563080X

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Anthology Russian Folk Epics by Anonim Pdf

Author : Jack V. Haney
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2014-12-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317476900

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An Anthology of Russian Folktales by Jack V. Haney Pdf

This anthology gathers a broad selection of Russian folktales, legends, and anecdotes, and includes helpful features that make them more accessible and engaging for English-language readers. Editor Jack V. Haney has selected some of the best tales from his seven-volume "Complete Russian Folktale" collection and added examples of anecdotes and the long 'serial tales' told in the far north.The 114 tales included here represent every genre found in the Russian tradition. They date from the eighteenth through the twentieth centuries and come from all geographic regions of the Russian-speaking world. The collection is enhanced by a detailed introduction to the folktale and its types, brief introductions to each grouping of tales, head notes with interesting background for individual tales, and a glossary explaining Russian terms.

Author : Roy Glenn Jones
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Epic poetry, Russian
ISBN : OCLC:12739623

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Language and Prosody of the Russian Folk Epic by Roy Glenn Jones Pdf

Author : Dorothy Zeisler-Vralsted
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2014-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782384328

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Rivers, Memory, And Nation-building by Dorothy Zeisler-Vralsted Pdf

Rivers figure prominently in a nation’s historical memory, and the Volga and Mississippi have special importance in Russian and American cultures. Beginning in the pre-modern world, both rivers served as critical trade routes connecting cultures in an extensive exchange network, while also sustaining populations through their surrounding wetlands and bottomlands. In modern times, “Mother Volga” and the “Father of Waters” became integral parts of national identity, contributing to a sense of Russian and American exceptionalism. Furthermore, both rivers were drafted into service as the means to modernize the nation-state through hydropower and navigation. Despite being forced into submission for modern-day hydrological regimes, the Volga and Mississippi Rivers persist in the collective memory and continue to offer solace, recreation, and sustenance. Through their histories we derive a more nuanced view of human interaction with the environment, which adds another lens to our understanding of the past.

Author : Karl Reichl
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2021-07-26
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781000409208

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The Oral Epic by Karl Reichl Pdf

This book focuses on the performance of oral epics and explores the significance of performance features for the interpretation of epic poetry. The leading question of the book is how the socio-cultural context of performance and the various performance elements contribute to the meaning of oral epics. This is a question which not only concerns epics collected from living oral tradition, but which is also of importance for the understanding of the epics of antiquity and the Middle Ages which originated and flourished in an oral milieu. The book is based on fieldwork in the still vibrant oral traditions of the Turkic peoples of Central Asia and Siberia. The discussion combines fieldwork with theory; it is not limited to Turkic epics but branches out into other oral traditions.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780141392547

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Russian Magic Tales from Pushkin to Platonov by Anonim Pdf

'She turned into a frog, into a lizard, into all kinds of other reptiles and then into a spindle' In these tales, young women go on long and difficult quests, wicked stepmothers turn children into geese and tsars ask dangerous riddles, with help or hindrance from magical dolls, cannibal witches, talking skulls, stolen wives, and brothers disguised as wise birds. Half the tales here are true oral tales, collected by folklorists during the last two centuries, while the others are reworkings of oral tales by four great Russian writers: Alexander Pushkin, Nadezhda Teffi, Pavel Bazhov and Andrey Platonov. In his introduction to these new translations, Robert Chandler writes about the primitive magic inherent in these tales and the taboos around them, while in the afterword, Sibelan Forrester discusses the witch Baba Yaga. This edition also includes an appendix, bibliography and notes. Translated by Robert Chandler and Elizabeth Chandler With Sibelan Forrester, Anna Gunin and Olga Meerson

Author : Elizabeth Warner
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2002-07-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0292791585

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Russian Myths by Elizabeth Warner Pdf

The coming of Christianity to the state of Kievan Rus' at the end of the tenth century had an enormous impact on the development of Russian civilization. Despite the abandonment of the pagan gods, both Christian and pagan practices and beliefs continued to coexist for centuries, producing a system known as "dual faith." Russian Myths deals with mythic beliefs, notions, and customs—concerning the veneration of earth, water, fire, and air, demons and spirit-beings in the world of nature, the cult of the dead, and witchcraft—many of which have their roots in the pre-Christian past but still survive to the present day. To illuminate the evolution of major themes and motifs and set Russian myths in the context of mythology the world over, Elizabeth Warner draws upon a rich variety of sources, including anecdotal narrative forms and religious legends, epic songs, funeral laments and folk religion, and, of course, the folktales where the sacred gives way to pure imagination in the depiction of mythic themes and characters.

Author : Roy G. Jones
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2019-01-29
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110873719

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Language and Prosody of the Russian Folk Epic by Roy G. Jones Pdf

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Author : Adalyat Issiyeva
Publisher : AMS Studies in Music
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780190051365

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Representing Russia's Orient by Adalyat Issiyeva Pdf

Building on long-forgotten archives and detailed case studies, Representing Russia's Orient reveals how complex representations of oriental subjects in nineteenth-century Russian art music, which often merged elements of East and West, contributed to the formation of Russia's national identity.

Author : Cherry Gilchrist
Publisher : Quest Books
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2009-10-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780835608749

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Russian Magic by Cherry Gilchrist Pdf

In the heart of Russia, old ways of perceiving the spirits of home and nature still prevail. Fairy stories, folk art, and calendar customs carry hints of the old gods and offer a now rare way of linking human life to the landscape. This is as true for city dwellers and villagers, for the Russian soul is open to the power of myth and the mysteries of the universe. This book explains how Russia's concept of soul ("dusha") and sensitivity to the landscape extends to archaeologists, scientists, and doctors in Russia, who retain an open-minded approach and a keen interest in psychic phenomena, along with folk traditions and faith healing. Author Cherry Gilchrist has traveled often to Russia and researched its traditional lore, gaining knowledge she interweaves into this book. She blends that first-hand knowledge with serious research to paint a lively picture of these remarkable magical traditions and their enduring power.

Author : Nikolai Findeizen
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 645 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2008-02-07
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780253026378

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History of Music in Russia from Antiquity to 1800, Volume 1 by Nikolai Findeizen Pdf

In its scope and command of primary sources and its generosity of scholarly inquiry, Nikolai Findeizen's monumental work, published in 1928 and 1929 in Soviet Russia, places the origins and development of music in Russia within the context of Russia's cultural and social history. Volume 2 of Findeizen's landmark study surveys music in court life during the reigns of Elizabeth I and Catherine II, music in Russian domestic and public life in the second half of the 18th century, and the variety and vitality of Russian music at the end of the 18th century.

Author : Josepha Sherman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 910 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2015-03-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317459385

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Storytelling by Josepha Sherman Pdf

Storytelling is an ancient practice known in all civilizations throughout history. Characters, tales, techniques, oral traditions, motifs, and tale types transcend individual cultures - elements and names change, but the stories are remarkably similar with each rendition, highlighting the values and concerns of the host culture. Examining the stories and the oral traditions associated with different cultures offers a unique view of practices and traditions."Storytelling: An Encyclopedia of Mythology and Folklore" brings past and present cultures of the world to life through their stories, oral traditions, and performance styles. It combines folklore and mythology, traditional arts, history, literature, and festivals to present an overview of world cultures through their liveliest and most fascinating mode of expression. This appealing resource includes specific storytelling techniques as well as retellings of stories from various cultures and traditions.

Author : Neil Cornwell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2002-06-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781134569069

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The Routledge Companion to Russian Literature by Neil Cornwell Pdf

The Routledge Companion to Russian Literature is an engaging and accessible guide to Russian writing of the past thousand years. The volume covers the entire span of Russian literature, from the Middle Ages to the post-Soviet period, and explores all the forms that have made it so famous: poetry, drama and, of course, the Russian novel. A particular emphasis is given to the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, when Russian literature achieved world-wide recognition through the works of writers such as Pushkin, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Chekhov, Nabokov and Solzhenitsyn. Covering a range of subjects including women's writing, Russian literary theory, socialist realism and émigré writing, leading international scholars open up the wonderful diversity of Russian literature. With recommended lists of further reading and an excellent up-to-date general bibliography, The Routledge Companion to Russian Literature is the perfect guide for students and general readers alike.

Author : David L. Cooper
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2023-10-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781501771958

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The Czech Manuscripts by David L. Cooper Pdf

The Czech Manuscripts is dedicated to one of the most important literary forgeries on the model of Macpherson's Ossianic poetry. The Queen's Court and Green Mountain Manuscripts, discovered in 1817 and 1818, went on to play an outsized role in the Czech National Revival, functioning as founding texts of the national mythology and serving as sacred works in the long period when they were considered genuine. A successful literary forgery tells a lot about what a culture wants and needs at a particular moment. One fascinating aspect of this story is how a successful fake was able to function in an integral way as part of the Czech cultural revival of the nineteenth century, both because it played to expectations and nationalist values and because it met real cultural needs in many ways better than genuine historical literary works and artefacts. Also fascinating is the vainglorious Václav Hanka, a prolific and dedicated forger who was likely the center of the conspiratorial ring that created the manuscripts and who went on as the librarian of the Czech National Museum to alter a number of others. David Cooper analyzes what made the Manuscripts a convincing imitation of their Serbian and Russian models. He looks at how translation shaped their composition and at the benefit ofexamining them as pseudotranslations, and investigates the quasi-religious rituals and commemorative practices that developed around them. The Czech Manuscripts brings the Czech experience into the broader developments of European history.