The oral background of Persian epics : storytelling and poetry / by Kumiko Yamamoto.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yamamoto, Kumiko, 1960-

Series:

Brill studies in Middle Eastern literatures 1571-5183 ; v. 26.

Brill studies in Middle Eastern literatures, 1571-5183 ; v. 26

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Firdawsī. Shāhnāmah.

Firdawsī.

Oral tradition in literature.

Oral tradition--Iran.

Oral tradition.

Iran.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 191 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2003.

Summary:

This book proposes a set of criteria for determining the extent to which oral tradition influences written Persian epics. The criteria are applied to Persian epics, the Shbh-nbme (c. 1000) and the Garshbsp-nbme (c. 1064-66).

Contents:

Chapter 1 Oral Tradition in Written Texts 1

1. Evolution of the Persian National Legend 1

2. Beyond the Oral-Formulaic Theory 8

Chapter 2 The Tumar, Storyteller's Sah-name 20

1. Naqqali, Professional Storytelling in Iran 20

2. The Tumar, the Storyteller's SNF 29

Chapter 3 Oral Tradition and the Poet 53

1. Oral Tradition during the Early Islamic Period 53

2. Ferdowsi's Allusions to his Sources 60

Chapter 4 The Influence of Oral Tradition on the Sah-name of Ferdowsi 81

1. Formal Criteria 85

2. Thematic Criteria 97

Chapter 5 Storytelling and Poetry: the Garsasp-name of Asadi 110

1. The Later Epics 110

2. The Garsasp-name of Asadi 114

3. Application of the Oral Performance Model to the GN 120.

Notes:

Based on the author's thesis (doctoral--University of London).

Includes bibliographical references (pages [177]-186) and index.

ISBN:

9004125876

OCLC:

51203882