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Book SynopsisThe first English translation of the national epic of Turkey, which is the heritage of the ancient Oghuz Turks and was composed as they migrated westward from their homeland in Central Asia to the Middle East, eventually to settle in Anatolia.
Trade Review...
Dede Korkut stands as a masterwork of [tenth-century] Turkish literature—and perhaps as one of the world’s most impressive national epics.... with its action-packed narrative in prose and verse, [it] unfurls a fascinating panorama of Turkish tribal and feudal life—warfare, hunts, festivities, plunders, preternatural phenomena, heroics and love. The socio-political characteristics, cultural values, morals and manners as well as ethnographic features it embodies make the epic a rich source for historians, folklorists and anthropologists. * Middle East Journal *
The Book of Dede Korkut has been called the Iliad of the Turks.... the stories of Dede Korkut represent and embody the epic élan of a nation’s literary imagination... an excellent translation in English.... smooth, highly readable, enlightening. * Books Abroad *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Introduction
Prologue
Legend I: The Story of Bugach Khan, Son of Dirse Khan
Legend II: The Sack of the House of Salur Kazan
Legend III: The Story of Bamsi Beyrek, Son of Kam Büre
Legend IV: The Story of the Capture of Uruz Bey, Son of Kazan Bey
Legend V: The Story of Delü Dumrul, Son of Duha Koja
Legend VI: The Story of Kan Turali, Son of Kanli Koja
Legend VII: The Story of Yigenek, Son of Kazilik Koja
Legend VIII: The Story of Basat, Killer of the One-Eyed Giant
Legend IX: The Story of Emren, Son of Begil
Legend X: The Story of Seghrek, Son of Ushun Koja
Legend XI: The Story of Salur Kazan’s Captivity and His Rescue by His Son Uruz
Legend XII: The Story of the Revolt of the Outer Oghuz against the Inner Oghuz and of the Death of Beyrek
Notes
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