The Song of Prince Igor: A Russian Epic Song from the Twelfth Century by Robert Mann, Unknown

The Song of Prince Igor: A Russian Epic Song from the Twelfth Century

Robert Mann, Unknown

180 pages first pub 1185 (editions)

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This is Robert Mann's translation of the only surviving epic song from the Kievan period. The tale depicts the defeat of Prince Igor Sviatoslavich by the Polovtsy in 1185. As Mann explains in his commentary, the tale incorporates numerous song lin...

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