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Focusing on two foundational Turkic epics, the Kyrgyz Manas and the Anatolian Köroğlu, this study offers a comparative analysis of masculine ideals and generational authority and the uses to which they were put by nation-builders and rebels.
Price: $110.00
Pages: 200
Publisher: Anthem Press
Imprint: Anthem Press
Series: Anthem World Epic and Romance
Publication Date:
13 October 2026
Trim Size: 9.00 X 6.00 in
ISBN: 9781801360289
Format: Hardcover
BISACs:
LITERARY CRITICISM / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, Asian history, HISTORY / Asia / Central Asia, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, Oral literature, Gender studies: men and boys
Roberta Micallef is Professor of the Practice in the Department of World Languages & Literatures at Boston University, where she specializes in Turkish and Middle Eastern literatures. Her research and teaching focus on Turkic oral traditions, gender in literature, and the cultural histories of Central Asia and the Middle East.