The Poetic Tale Unenku Torliktu Khan by Na. Usme
https://doi.org/10.22162/2500-1523-2018-14-116-125
Abstract
The article analyzes the content of the fairy tale published by the famous Xinjiang poet Na. Usme. The text is an oral version of the written work known as The History of Uneker Torliqtu Khan. The analysis reveals that the text examined is not actually a folk work. It is a literary poetic tale with the respective characteristic features and was created by Na. Usme on the basis of existing oral and written versions of the fairy tale.
About the Author
B. Bicheev
Kalmyk Scientific Center of the RAS (8, Ilishkin Str., Elista, 358000, Russian Federation)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Ph.D. in Philosophy (Doct. of Philosophical Sc.), Leading Research Associate, Department of Mongolian Philology
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For citations:
Bicheev B. The Poetic Tale Unenku Torliktu Khan by Na. Usme. Mongolian Studies. 2018;10(3):116-125. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.22162/2500-1523-2018-14-116-125
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