The Story of Barzu: As told by two storytellers from Boysun, Uzbekistan

Open Access Published by Leiden University Press 2013

The Story of Barzu

As told by two storytellers from Boysun, Uzbekistan

Edited by: Ravshan Rahmoni and Gabrielle Berg, van den

In the series Iranian Studies from Leiden University Press

In the series Iranian Studies Series

https://doi.org/10.1515/9789400600355

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About this book

In the area of Boysun, present-day Uzbekistan, there is a living and vivid oral tradition based on stories from the epic Shah-nama. Barzu, son of Suhrab, is tragically killed at the hands of his famous father, the legendary hero Rustam.

Author / Editor information

Rahmoni Ravshan :

Ravshan Rahmoni is professor of Tajik literature at the University of Dushanbe.Berg, van den Gabrielle :

Gabrielle van den Berg, lecturer in Persian at the University of Leiden.

Reviews

The aim of the authors is comparable to the noble mission of the author of the most famous version of the Shahnama epic tradition written down a millennium ago by the poet Firdawsi, who adapted many stories of Persian, Scythian and Parthian folklore and created an iconic collective national identity symbol. Dr F.I. Melville, Head of the Shahnama Centre, Pembroke College, University of Cambridge

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	1
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	5
Introduction. The Barzunoma in Boysun Ravšan Rahmonī Open Access Download PDF	7
Translator’s note Gabrielle van den Berg Open Access Download PDF	17
The Story of Barzu as Told by Jūra Kamol, Pasurxī, Boysun, 1995 Open Access Download PDF	19
The Story of Barzu as Told by Mulloravšan, Pasurxī, Boysun, 2007 Open Access Download PDF	83
Appendix 1 – The Cyrillic Transcript of the Story of Barzu by Jūra Kamol as recorded in the Dialect of Pasurxī Open Access Download PDF	105
Appendix 2 – The Roman Transcript of the Story of Barzu by Mulloravšan as recorded in the Dialect of Pasurxī Open Access Download PDF	135
Bibliography Open Access Download PDF	143

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Leiden University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 148
Keywords: Literature; Storytelling; Persian literature; Literary History

eBook

Published: June 1, 2013
ISBN: 9789400600355