
A Turkish Folktale
The Art of Behet Mahir
Routledge (Publisher)
Published on 1. July 1996
Book
Hardback
164 pages
978-0-8153-2366-2 (ISBN)
Description
First published in 1996. A ten-hour tale, long enough to fill a night in the telling, artful enough to keep all its listeners eagerly awake: such marathon narratives constitute a recurrent theme found in folktales worldwide. This entire book records, annotates and interprets one such rare performance, by Behcet Mahir. a man who joins great storytellers whose art has survived their deaths and transcended their native communities to become the shared heritage of a worldwide audience of lovers of oral tales.
Reviews / Votes
"...fascinating..." -- Turkish Studies Association BulletinMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 260 mm
Width: 183 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
520 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8153-2366-2 (9780815323662)
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Persons
Warren S. Walker
Content
Part 1 The Legend of Hamzai Sahip Kiran; Chapter 1 First night; narration of January 9, 1977; Chapter 2 Second night; narration of January 10, 1977; Chapter 3 Third night; narration of January 11, 1977; Chapter 4 Fourth night; narration of January 12, 1977; Chapter 5 Fifth night; narration of January 13, 1977;