Faruk Sumer

The Book of Dede Korkut

A Turkish Epic

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The first English translation of the national epic of Turkey, which is the heritage of the ancient Oghuz Turks and was composed as they migrated westward from their homeland in Central Asia to the Middle East, eventually to settle in Anatolia.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Texas Press
• Seitenzahl: 242
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 1972
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 350g
• ISBN-13: 9780292707870
• ISBN-10: 0292707878
• Artikelnr.: 33374721

Autorenporträt

Faruk Sümer (1924–1995) was Professor of History at the University of Ankara, Turkey. Ahmet E. Uysal (1922–1997) was editor-in-chief of publications at the Middle East Technical University in Ankara. Warren S. Walker (1921–2002) was director of the Archive of Turkish Oral Narrative at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Prologue
Legend I: The Story of Bugach Khan, Son of Dirse Khan
Legend II: The Sack of the House of Salur Kazan
Legend III: The Story of Bamsi Beyrek, Son of Kam Büre
Legend IV: The Story of the Capture of Uruz Bey, Son of Kazan Bey
Legend V: The Story of Delü Dumrul, Son of Duha Koja
Legend VI: The Story of Kan Turali, Son of Kanli Koja
Legend VII: The Story of Yigenek, Son of Kazilik Koja
Legend VIII: The Story of Basat, Killer of the One-Eyed Giant
Legend IX: The Story of Emren, Son of Begil
Legend X: The Story of Seghrek, Son of Ushun Koja
Legend XI: The Story of Salur Kazan’s Captivity and His Rescue by His Son
Uruz
Legend XII: The Story of the Revolt of the Outer Oghuz against the Inner
Oghuz and of the Death of Beyrek
Notes
Bibliography