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Singing the Kyrgyz Manas
其他書名
Saparbek Kasmambetov's Recitations of Epic Poetry
出版
Global Oriental
, 2011-03-16
主題
Poetry / Anthologies (multiple authors)
Poetry / General
ISBN
9004218041
9789004218048
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=3fV5DwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋
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 South Asian
Mahābhārata
and
Rāmāyana
, although politics and language have during the twentieth century conspired against allowing it to become as well known.
In contrast to previously published material, this book focuses on one septegenarian contemporary performer, Saparbek Kasmambetov who inherited the oral tradition of his culture, adding details and other elements to his storytelling, as he saw fit. Consequently, the volume does not offer a literal translation in poetic form, but is presented as a story – as originally intended; the contextual/historical account situates Soviet/Kyrgyz with Western accounts of
Manas
and other epic heroic poetry.
Part I offers a translation of seven episodes from the
Manas
, as sung by Saparbek, with accompanying CDs – the translations of all the episodes being based on the recordings.
Part II comprises three chapters examining oral epic poetry and the
Manas
; the Kyrgyz
Manas
recorded, performed and studies; finally, a study of Saparbek Kasmambetov – the performer.
The accompanying plates are the work of Gouljan Arslan, Saparbek Kasmambetov’s granddaughter.