ABSTRACT
An extensive introduction provides basic information about Russian epics, their historical background, their poetics, the history of their collection, their performance context, and their main interpretations. In addition, their is a short introduction to each song, explaining its plot, allusions, and interpretations. A glossary of common terms and a selected bibliography of studies about the Russian epic in English and Russian are also included in the volume.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|21 pages
Epics About the Oldest Heroes
part III|38 pages
Novgorod Cycle
part IV|25 pages
Epics With Biblical Or Religious Subjects
part V|17 pages
Historical Songs of the Sixteenth Century
part VI|14 pages
Skomoroshina
part VII|10 pages
Ballad