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The Great Bear A Thematic Anthology of Oral Poetry in the Finno-Ugrian Languages
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- ISBN
- 9780195210927
- Book Title
- Great Bear : a Thematic Anthology of Oral Poetry in the Finno-Ugrian Languages
- Item Length
- 9.5in
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
- Publication Year
- 1994
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.8in
- Genre
- Poetry
- Topic
- Anthologies (Multiple Authors), General
- Item Width
- 8.6in
- Item Weight
- 74.6 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 816 Pages
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Over a period of fifteen years, the authors of this beautiful volume have collected and translated 450 orally transmitted poems, songs, charms, prayers, and laments from Finno-Ugrian languages such as Finnish, Estonian, and Lapp. Presented in both English and the original languages, these works offer unique insights into the worldview and lives of pre-literate peoples in various stages of cultural and social development. The poems reveal the beliefs, perceptions, and artistic genius of fifteen peoples scattered across Northern Europe from Scandinavia, deep into Russia and beyond the Urals, and of the Hungarians in Central Europe. Magnificently produced, with more than forty-five illustrations, the book begins with contexualizing essays on the Finno-Ugrian peoples, oral poetry, and the beliefs and ritual practices reflected in the poems. The poems themselves are arranged thematically, according to such topics as cosmology, hunting, agriculture, animal husbandry, love, marriage, healing, and death. They are followed by a poem-by-poem commentary which contextualizes and explicates the text.
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Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0195210921
ISBN-13
9780195210927
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1955766
Product Key Features
Book Title
Great Bear : a Thematic Anthology of Oral Poetry in the Finno-Ugrian Languages
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Anthologies (Multiple Authors), General
Publication Year
1994
Genre
Poetry
Number of Pages
816 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.5in
Item Height
1.8in
Item Width
8.6in
Item Weight
74.6 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Ph87.E5g74 1994
Copyright Date
1994
Lccn
94-020374
Dewey Decimal
398.2/04945
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
20
Illustrated
Yes
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