Turkish Fairy Tales and Folktales (Paperback)

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1896. These stories were collected from the mouths of the Turkish peasantry by the Hungarian savant, Dr. Ignatius Kunos, during his travels through Anatolia. He compares the treasure of Turkish folklore to precious stones lying neglected in the byways of philology for want of gleaners to gather them in, and warns the student of ethnology that when the railroad actually invades the classic land of Anatolia, these poetical myths and legends will be the first victims of Western civilization.

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1896. These stories were collected from the mouths of the Turkish peasantry by the Hungarian savant, Dr. Ignatius Kunos, during his travels through Anatolia. He compares the treasure of Turkish folklore to precious stones lying neglected in the byways of philology for want of gleaners to gather them in, and warns the student of ethnology that when the railroad actually invades the classic land of Anatolia, these poetical myths and legends will be the first victims of Western civilization.

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Imprint

Kessinger Publishing Co

Country of origin

United States

Release date

September 2010

Availability

Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days

First published

September 2010

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Dimensions

210 x 280 x 16mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback - Trade

Pages

304

ISBN-13

978-1-162-59414-9

Barcode

9781162594149

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LSN

1-162-59414-4



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