| Description |
viii, 373 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
The Homeric epics and oral poetry / Wm. F. Hansen -- Mesopotamian epic literature / Johannes M. Renger -- The Sanskrit epics / Barend A. van Nooten -- The Iranian epics / William L. Hanaway, Jr. -- Beowulf: a contextual introduction to its contents and techniques / Alain Renoir -- The Nibelungenlied as heroic epic / Stephen L. Wailes -- The Icelandic sagas / Theodore M. Andersson -- Irish saga literature / Seán Ó Coileáin -- The French chansons de geste / Gerard J. Brault -- The Spanish epic / Merle E. Simmons -- Russian byliny / Felix J. Oinas -- Serbocroatian heroic songs / Mary P. Coote -- The Balto-Finnic epics / Felix J. Oinas -- The epic tradition among Turkic peoples / Ilhan Basģöz -- The African heroic epic / Daniel P. Biebuyck |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographies and index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographies and index |
| Subject |
Epic literature -- History and criticism.
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Folk literature -- History and criticism.
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| Author |
Oinas, Felix J.
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| LC no. |
77009637 |
| ISBN |
0253327385 |
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