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Description:Olzhas Suleimenov (b. 1936) is Kazakhstan's greatest living poet. Having chosen Russian as his principal language of literary production, he nevertheless remains steeped in the folk and literary traditions of both nations and their respective cultures. Nowhere is this duality brought forth more vividly than in the poet's masterwork, The Book of Clay (originally published in 1969), a terribly serious mock epic bristling with cultural paradoxes, misappropriations, anachronisms, fractured perspectives, sexual ambiguity and, above all, undiluted genius. At the center of the poem is Ishpaka, the young and valiant chieftain of the ancient Scythian people (identifi ed with the Kazakhs), and his fateful love for a mysterious Assyrian beauty Shamhat-love that transforms him from a coarse savage into a subtle poet, an outcome by no means decisively positive. About the lovers, in a kind of raucous dance, whirls a chorus of priests and elders, gods and spirits, chroniclers and doppelgangers, soldiers and sages, trying toWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The book of clay. To get started finding The book of clay, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 190

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Teas Press

Release: 2016

ISBN: 9952510861

Description: Olzhas Suleimenov (b. 1936) is Kazakhstan's greatest living poet. Having chosen Russian as his principal language of literary production, he nevertheless remains steeped in the folk and literary traditions of both nations and their respective cultures. Nowhere is this duality brought forth more vividly than in the poet's masterwork, The Book of Clay (originally published in 1969), a terribly serious mock epic bristling with cultural paradoxes, misappropriations, anachronisms, fractured perspectives, sexual ambiguity and, above all, undiluted genius. At the center of the poem is Ishpaka, the young and valiant chieftain of the ancient Scythian people (identifi ed with the Kazakhs), and his fateful love for a mysterious Assyrian beauty Shamhat-love that transforms him from a coarse savage into a subtle poet, an outcome by no means decisively positive. About the lovers, in a kind of raucous dance, whirls a chorus of priests and elders, gods and spirits, chroniclers and doppelgangers, soldiers and sages, trying toWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The book of clay. To get started finding The book of clay, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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