Hikâye and dastan : Turkish and Turkic epic traditions
The kind of narrative poetry called ‘epic’ in western literary theory has a ‘family resemblance’ to what is designated hikâye in Turkish and dastan in other Turkic languages, genres that comprise both heroic epics and love and adventure romances. As a representative of the heroic epic of the Turkic...
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| Julkaisussa: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/epopee, |
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| Aineistotyyppi: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Kieli: | Anglais |
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Projet Épopée
2026
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| Linkit: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Yhteenveto: | The kind of narrative poetry called ‘epic’ in western literary theory has a ‘family resemblance’ to what is designated hikâye in Turkish and dastan in other Turkic languages, genres that comprise both heroic epics and love and adventure romances. As a representative of the heroic epic of the Turkic peoples of Central Asia, the Uzbek dastan Alpāmish is discussed. The genre of the love romance is illustrated by the Turkish hikâye Şah İsmail in comparison to a dastan on the same topic from Iranian Khorasan. The variations between heroic epic and adventure romance are examined with reference to the Köroğlu (Goroġli) cycle, a cycle not only found in Turkey and Turkic Central Asia, but also among the Tajiks. In conclusion, it is argued that the various types of oral epics and romances discussed define an ‘epic space’ that comprises a sizeable group of Turkic epic traditions of both the Middle East and Central Asia. |
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