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Turkische Volksmarchen Aus Stambul. Gesammelt, Ubersetzt Und Eingeleitet Von Ignaz Kunos (English and German Edition)

History

Kúnos, Dr. Ignácz

1862-1945, Kunos Ignacz

Europe

Nabu Press

Forty-Four Turkish Fairy Tales

Literature & Fiction

Classics

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Forty-Four Turkish Fairy Tales is a collection of Turkish fairy tales compiled by Dr. Ignác Kúnos, a Hungarian-born linguist who, having an interest in the Turkish dialect and folk tradition, collected several volumes of oral fairy tales, not through reading and study, but by travelling around the Turkish country and listening to storytellers. In this elaborately produced volume, beautifully illustrated by Willy Pogany, Kúnos describes the stories as being closer to the fairy tales of European tradition than those in Arabian Nights, seeking to dissuade his readers of any notion of Orientalism. However, the fact that these tales are thematically similar to their Western counterparts - containing stories of princesses and dragons, witches and white horses, heroes and villains - should not be surprising to any frequent reader of fairy tales. They are so often, in some way, international. One striking element of these tales from Turkey is the frequent presence of the over-sized supernatural beings referred to as "Dews" (or on occasion simply "Arabs"!) - known elsewhere in Islamic folklore as "Devis" or "Jin" (Europeanized as "Genie"). With their towering form their closest cognate in the European tradition would be the figure of the giant, with some fairy-like elements thrown in for good measure. Like giants they are normally malevolent towards humans, but are sometimes friendly and helpful. EXCERPT from Forty-Four Fairy Tales' Preface The fairyland of the Turks is approached by a threefold road, in most cases the realm can be reached only on the back of a Pegasus, or by the aid of the peris. One must either ascend to the seventh sphere above the earth by the help of the anka-bird, or descend to the seventh sphere below the earth by the help of a dew. A multitude of serais and kiosks are at the disposal of the heroes of the tales ,- thousands of birds of gayest plumage warble their tuneful lays, and in the flower-gardens the most wonderful odours intoxicate the senses.

Forty-Four Turkish Fairy Tales [Illustrated] (Classic Reprint)

Mythology & Folk Tales

This book draws on the rich folklore of Turkey. Forty-four Turkish Fairy Tales. Most of these stories are framed by the usual fairy tale apparatus. There are quests to win the hand of a princess, evil step-relations, talking animals, magical objects and transformations, simple (but brave) peasants, wizards and witches, dragons and dungeons, thousand-league journeys, and loveable fools. The majority of these stories contain encounters with Turkish supernatural beings. These are called 'Dews, ' known elsewhere in Islamic folklore as 'Devis, ' or 'Jin, ' Europeanized as 'Genie.' (Sometimes in this book, the Turkish Dew are also called 'Arabs!')

Forty-four Turkish Fairy Tales

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