Singing the Kyrgyz Manas : Saparbek Kasmambetov's recitations of epic poetry / / by Keith Howard and Saparbek Kasmambetov ; with Razia Sultanova, Gulnara Kasmambetova and Gouljan Arslan.
Today, the Kyrgyz Manas is one of the most celebrated epic heroic poems in the world. At the turn of the new millennium it was appointed a UNESCO ‘Masterpiece in the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Mankind’, signalling its global significance. It sits alongside Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey , or the Sou...
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| Year of Publication: | 2010 |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (175 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material / Keith Howard and Saparbek Kasmambetov
- Part I Episodes from the Manas Manas is born / Keith Howard and Saparbek Kasmambetov
- The marriage of Manas to Kanıkey is arranged / Keith Howard and Saparbek Kasmambetov
- The Great Battle / Keith Howard and Saparbek Kasmambetov
- Semetey’s childhood / Keith Howard and Saparbek Kasmambetov
- Semetey returns to Talas / Keith Howard and Saparbek Kasmambetov
- The marriage of Semetey / Keith Howard and Saparbek Kasmambetov
- Semetey takes revenge for the death of his father, Manas / Keith Howard and Saparbek Kasmambetov
- Illustrations / Keith Howard and Saparbek Kasmambetov
- Part II Oral epic poetry and the Manas / Keith Howard and Saparbek Kasmambetov
- The Kyrgyz Manas: recorded, performed and studied / Keith Howard and Saparbek Kasmambetov
- The manasči, Saparbek Kasmambetov / Keith Howard and Saparbek Kasmambetov
- References / Keith Howard and Saparbek Kasmambetov
- Index / Keith Howard and Saparbek Kasmambetov.