{"product_id":"singing-the-kyrgyz-manas-9781906876388","title":"Singing the Kyrgyz Manas","description":"Today, the Kyrgyz \u003ci\u003eManas\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the most celebrated epic heroic poems in the world. At the turn of the new millennium it was appointed a UNESCO  ‘Masterpiece in the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Mankind’, signalling its global significance. It sits alongside Homer’s \u003ci\u003eIliad\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/i\u003e, or the South Asian \u003ci\u003eMahābhārata\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRāmāyana\u003c\/i\u003e, although politics and language have during the twentieth century conspired against allowing it to become as well known.\u003cbr\u003eIn contrast to previously published material, this book focuses on one septegenarian contemporary performer, Saparbek Kasmambetov who inherited the oral tradition of his culture, adding details and other elements to his storytelling, as he saw fit. Consequently, the volume does not offer a literal translation in poetic form, but is presented as a story – as originally intended; the contextual\/historical account situates Soviet\/Kyrgyz with Western accounts of \u003ci\u003eManas\u003c\/i\u003e and other epic heroic poetry.\u003cbr\u003ePart I offers a translation of seven episodes from the \u003ci\u003eManas\u003c\/i\u003e, as sung by Saparbek, with accompanying CDs – the translations of all the episodes being based on the recordings.\u003cbr\u003ePart II comprises three chapters examining oral epic poetry and the \u003ci\u003eManas\u003c\/i\u003e; the Kyrgyz \u003ci\u003eManas\u003c\/i\u003e recorded, performed and studies; finally, a study of Saparbek Kasmambetov – the performer. \u003cbr\u003eThe accompanying  plates are the work of Gouljan Arslan, Saparbek Kasmambetov’s granddaughter.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Keith Howard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48287118164219,"sku":"9781906876388","price":168.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_a6d05494-4c8e-4a38-9460-a1ef1487566b.jpg?v=1774753458","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/singing-the-kyrgyz-manas-9781906876388","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}