{"product_id":"the-book-of-dede-korkut-9780292707870","title":"The Book of Dede Korkut","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e...\u003ci\u003eDede Korkut\u003c\/i\u003e 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 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Book of Dede Korkut\u003c\/i\u003e 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 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Prologue\u003cbr\u003e Legend I: The Story of Bugach Khan, Son of Dirse Khan\u003cbr\u003e Legend II: The Sack of the House of Salur Kazan\u003cbr\u003e Legend III: The Story of Bamsi Beyrek, Son of Kam Büre\u003cbr\u003e Legend IV: The Story of the Capture of Uruz Bey, Son of Kazan Bey\u003cbr\u003e Legend V: The Story of Delü Dumrul, Son of Duha Koja\u003cbr\u003e Legend VI: The Story of Kan Turali, Son of Kanli Koja\u003cbr\u003e Legend VII: The Story of Yigenek, Son of Kazilik Koja\u003cbr\u003e Legend VIII: The Story of Basat, Killer of the One-Eyed Giant\u003cbr\u003e Legend IX: The Story of Emren, Son of Begil\u003cbr\u003e Legend X: The Story of Seghrek, Son of Ushun Koja\u003cbr\u003e Legend XI: The Story of Salur Kazan’s Captivity and His Rescue by His Son Uruz\u003cbr\u003e Legend XII: The Story of the Revolt of the Outer Oghuz against the Inner Oghuz and of the Death of Beyrek\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400847630679,"sku":"9780292707870","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780292707870.jpg?v=1730471730","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-book-of-dede-korkut-9780292707870","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}