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Book SynopsisThis book is the first full text and translation of a prosimetric tale from the rich repertoire of Central and West Asian bards to be published with ready access to recordings of both the prose narration and the sung verse. In Iranian Khorasan, bards known as bakhshi present tales that in other regions are performed wholly in a Turkic language with prose narration in Persian, Khorasani Turkish or Kurmanji Kurdish and most verses in Turkish. We compare portions of the full performance transcribed here with excerpts from two performances of Iranian bakhshis in the 1970s. Three introductory chapters and a commentary discuss musical and verbal dimensions of the bakhshi’s art in relation to relevant social, historical, and literary contexts.
Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments List of Figures, Maps, and Music Examples Transliteration, Transcription, and Other Editorial Policies Part 1: The Bakhshis and Their Art 1 The Multilingual Bards of Northern Khorasan 1 Peoples and Languages of Northern Khorasan 2 Storytelling in Multi-Ethnic Iran 3 The Khorasani Bakhshi 4 Contexts of Performance 2 Characters and Imagery of the Dāstān of Shāh Esmāʿil and Golzār Khānom 1 The Historical Shāh Esmāʿil II 2 Summary of the Dāstān in Rowshan’s Version 3 Attributes of the Characters 4 Women 5 Garden, Rose and Nightingale 6 Gazelles and Hunters 7 Journeys 8 Complaints 9 Threats and Maxims 3 Performance Practice of the Bakhshis 1 Verse and Tune 2 Melody-Types: Āhang and Maqām 3 Performance Styles Part 2: Text and Translation of Shāh Esmāʿil and Golzār Khānom Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode 4 Episode 5 Episode 6 Episode 7 Episode 8 Episode 9 Episode 10 Episode 11 Episode 12 Episode 13 Episode 14 Episode 15 Episode 16 Episode 17 Episode 18 Episode 19 Episode 20 Episode 21 Part 3: Commentary Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode 4 Episode 5 Episode 6 Episode 7 Episode 8 Episode 9 Episode 10 Episode 11 Episode 12 Episode 13 Episode 14 Episode 15 Episode 16 Episode 17 Episode 18 Episode 19 Episode 20 Episode 21 Appendix: Outline of Yegāneh’s Performance of Shāh Esmāʿil and Golzār Khānom Glossary Bibliography Discography Index of Dāstāns Index of Names
