Format:
XIV, 254 S.
,
Kt.
ISBN:
9781568591674
,
1568591675
Series Statement:
Armenian studies series 12
Uniform Title:
"Sasna cṙer" êposi poetikan 〈engl.〉
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
,
The epic and Armenian history -- The epic and mythology -- Daredevils of Sasun and earlier Armenian folkloric traditions -- The epic's impact on modern Armenian literate culture -- Man and community -- The "external" man -- Epic harmony -- The nature and significance of epic action -- The hero's spiritual world -- Evolution of the epic hero -- The epic adversary and negative hero -- Humor in the epic -- The history of the House of Sasun -- The Christian perspective on history and Daredevils of Sasun -- The heroes' childhood -- The characterization of Little Mher -- The epic world in time and space -- The countryside and state of Sasun -- Walnut rye and eglantine wheat -- Traces of world unity -- God, saints, and idols in the epic world -- The narrator and the audience -- Narrative clarity and dynamism -- Epic repetitions and recurring epithets -- The hero's speech
Language:
English
Keywords:
David Sasunskij
;
Übersetzung
;
Englisch
;
Armenisch
;
Epos
