Art of the Turkish Tale. V. 2
Will be published approx. on 30. January 1993
Book
Hardback
262 pages
978-0-89672-265-1 (ISBN)
Description
'A most significant yet unsung contribution within the field of Turkish studies over the past quarter of a century has been the work of Barbara K. Walker in collecting, preserving, and sharing Turkish oral narratives with an English-speaking audience. ""The Art of the Turkish Tale"", sets a new direction in Walker's work, one that will be received by folklore specialists and folktale fans alike' - Sarah Moment Atis, Chair, Middle East Studies Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison President, Turkish Studies Association. 'This collection should be read, first and foremost, for its inherent pleasure. Like all literary arts, the art of the tale's primarily a genre of joy. Traditional stories, modern storytelling, and the Walker versions cohere in giving us the pleasure of real life and imaginary events. These stories are full of delight. Although many of them go back several centuries, some perhaps more than a millennium, they sound fresh, almost contemporary. They should be savored for their optimism, because virtually every tale resolves a dilemma or saves the good person from a terrible plight. No wonder most of the tales culminate in the celebratory couplet: They have had their wish fulfilled; Let's go up to their bedstead' - Talat Sait Halman, Turkey's former Minister of Culture, then Ambassador for Cultural Affairs; now Professor of Near Eastern Languages and Literatures, New York University.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Texas
United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
colour illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
862 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-89672-265-1 (9780896722651)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Talat Sait Halman, Turkey's former Minister of Culture, then Ambassador for Cultural Affairs; now Professor of Near Eastern Languages and Literatures, New York University.
Content
The Ordeals of the White-bearded Young Man The Legend of Muratpasa Mosque The Law of the Land Inherited Behavior The Substitute Bride Why Heaven Lost the Lawsuit to Hell The Industrious Woman and Her Lazy Husband The Kadi's Canine Kinfolk The Black-haired Beloved The Youngest Prince and the Unforgettable Girl Keloglan and Brother Fox Bold Girl, Solver of Problems The Padishah, His Three Sons, and the Golden Apple Prophet Idris in Heaven The Cat and the Tiger Driving for Ataturk Who is More Clever? A Bekatsi and Allah As Partners Fish Heads Arzu and Kamber The Professor and the Boatman The Hoca and Tamerlane's Elephant Nasreddin Hoca and the Oven Why Shopkeepers Share Their Customers Who Gets the Grain? Why the Pine Tree Does Not Shed Its Needles The Man Who Sought His Fate How the Vizier Won the Valuable Handkerchief Three Hunters: A Tekerleme The Quick-witted Rabbit Why Ahmet Earns More Than Mehmet Nasreddin Hoca, the Door, and the Window That's the Place! The Peddler and the Kayseri Boy Keloglan and Koroglu's Horse Kirat The Fisherman and the Little Fish The Tree That Bore Fruit on the Day It Was Planted Hasan the Broom Maker How the Devil Entered the Ark Paradise or Hell?: A Choice Made The Dragon-Prince and Banu Hasan Plucks Three Geese What Would You Do Then? Nasreddin Hoca and the 999 Liras The Farmer and the Bear From Felek to Elek The Mortality of a Caldron The Cock, the Fox, and the Renewed Ablutions It Can't Be Mine! Seven Brothers and a Sister Timid Ali and the Giants The Black Sheep and Ahmet Aga's Daughter A Ticket to Trabzon The Padishah's Three Daughters and the Spindle Seller The Prophetic Dream The Snake and Prophet Mohammed The Learned Turban The Stepdaughter Who Married the Dervish The Last Word The Boy Who Would Not Become a Decent Individual The Youngest Princess and her Donkey-skull Husband Ifrit, His Uncle, and the Aga It's So Simple, My Friend! The Bilingual Boars of Sinop Province The Prince and Pomegranate Seed The Merchant's Youngest Daughter Mison's Debt The Donkey, the Dog, the Cat, and the Cock Azrail and the Forty-day Furlough Nimrod, Abraham, and the Camel from the Rock The Girl Rescued by Three Suitors Nasreddin Hoca and Tamerlane Go Hunting Mohammed Protects Man from Satan Nimrod and the Prophet Abraham Ishmael as Intended Sacrifice Osman Kalkan and the Twice-shared Lemons Osman Effendi and the Train Ticket The Hoca and the Dessert Separation Born of Suffering The Chastity Wager on a Faithful Wife