TY - BOOK AU - Prior,Daniel TI - The Sabdan Baatir codex: epic and the writing of northern Kirghiz history : edition, translation and interpretations, with a facsimile of the unique manuscript T2 - Brill's Inner Asian library SN - 9789004237278 AV - PL65.K55 P75 2012eb U1 - 894/.347 23 PY - 2012/// CY - Leiden, Boston PB - Brill KW - Kyrgyz literature KW - History and criticism KW - Epic literature, Kyrgyz KW - Historiography KW - Kyrgyzstan KW - Littérature kirghize KW - Histoire et critique KW - Littérature épique kirghize KW - LITERARY CRITICISM KW - Asian KW - General KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - History KW - Sources KW - Kirghizistan KW - Histoire KW - Electronic books KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Preface; Acknowledgments; A Note on Spelling; INTRODUCTION; General Introduction; Oral Traditions and the Writing of History in Inner Asia; Objectives and Plan of the Edition, Translation, and Interpretations; The Kirghiz Past; Writers, Singers, Patrons, and Genres; The Raid on the Qalmaqs; Historical Background of the Poem; The Story of Kenesari; Historical Background of the Poem; The Inface and Postface; The Poem of Saint Sanci; The Manuscript and the Edition; Description and Dating of the Codex; Principles of the Text Edition; Table of Equivalents in the Edition; TEXT AND TRANSLATION[I.] The Raid on the Qalmaqs; [II.] Inface; [III.] Kenensarinin qissasi; [IV.] Postface; [V.] Sanci Oluyanin qazali; COMMENTARY; Notes on the Text; I. The Raid on the Qalmaqs; II. The Inface; III. The Story of Kenesari; IV. The Postface; V. The Poem of Saint Sanci; The Raid on the Qalmaqs; Chronology of the Raid; Who Was Being Praised? The Origin and Development of the Poem; The Itinerary; The Story of Kenesari; The Poem of Saint Sanci; The Esengul and Tinay Saribagis; Saribagis Traditions and Sanjira; General Commentary; Some Matters of Form; Arguments Implicit in the CodexConclusion and Departure; APPENDICES; Appendix A. Authorship, Date, Patronage, and Copying of the Codex; Appendix B. Qaligul Q on Kenesari's Incursion of 1846; ""The Battle between Kene Khan, Descendant of Ablay Khan, and the Kirghiz in 1846 (the Year of the Horse)""; Appendix C. Qaligul R on Kenesari's Incursion of 1846; Appendix D. Bala Ayilci on Kenesari's Incursion of 1846; Appendix E. Iakov Mikhailovskii on the Buddhist Monastery at Suembe; ""A Trip to Suembe""; Appendix F. Nikolai Aristov on the Raid on the Qalmaqs in 1864; Appendix G. Belek Soltonoyev on the Raid on the Qalmaqs in 1864Appendix H. Vsevolod Roborovskii on the Yulduz Valley; Maps; Genealogical Chart; Bibliography; Notes; Abbreviations; References; Index; FACSIMILE N2 - In The Ŝabdan Baat?r Codex Daniel Prior presents the first complete edition, translation, and interpretation of a unique manuscript of early twentieth-century Kirghiz epic-like narrative and genealogical poems, analyzing their patronage and their context of oral and written historiography UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=506073 ER -