A Turkish Folktale: The Art of Behet Mahir

by Warren S. Walker (Editor), Carl Lindahl (Editor)

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781317777281
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	02/04/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	166
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Warren S. Walker

Table of Contents

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;

Editorial Reviews

Transcribed from nearly ten hours of coffeehouse narration in 1977, Janzai Sahip Kiran follows a single protagonist through two plots, as he becomes the male lead in a star-crossed courtship, and the uncle of Muhammad and a hero in the founding of Islam. Woven throughout are themes and subplots from the fertile milieu of the cultures Turkey is heir to. A substantial introduction discusses the story, storyteller, and tradition. Indexed by motif and tale type. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews

"...fascinating..." — Turkish Studies Association Bulletin

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