Professor Shutt delivers lectures on the great epics of literature, from Homer's Illiad to Milton's Paradise lost. He examines the stories and the characters, and considers the various styles represented, as well as the societies in which the epics were constructed. He explains …
Presents literary criticism on the works of classical and medieval philosophers, poets, playwrights, political leaders, scientists, mathematicians, and writers from other genres. Critical essays are selected from leading sources, including published journals, magazines, books, r…
Presents literary criticism on the works of classical and medieval philosophers, poets, playwrights, political leaders, scientists, mathematicians, and writers from other genres. Critical essays are selected from leading sources, including published journals, magazines, books, r…
Singing the past: Turkic and medieval heroic poetry
by Reichl, Karl
fromMyth and poetics
Singing the past: Turkic and medieval heroic poetry
by Reichl, Karl
fromMyth and poetics
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 they are typologically similar …
Singing the past: Turkic and medieval heroic poetry
by Reichl, Karl
fromMyth and poetics
"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 they are typologically similar…
