An Anthology of Russian Folk Epics (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780873326414)

This anthology presents translations of 30 songs recorded from a living epic tradition over the past two hundred years. The authors have captured the distinctive poetic language of Russian oral epics. All subgenres of the Russian epic are covered and previously untranslated variants included.

Author: James Bailey,Tatyana Ivanova
ISBN-10: 0873326415
ISBN-13: 9780873326414
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 12/01/1998
Pages: 464
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.33lbs
Size: 8.97h x 5.97w x 1.01d

Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 09/01/1999 pg. 248