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Long Narrative Songs from the Mongghul of Northeast Tibet: Texts in Mongghul, Chinese, and English

Long Narrative Songs from the Mongghul of Northeast Tibet: Texts in Mongghul, Chinese, and English

Containing ballads of martial heroism, tales of tragic lovers and visions of the nature of the world, Long Narrative Songs from the Mongghul of Northeast Tibet: Texts in Mongghul, Chinese, and English is a rich repository of songs collected amongst the Mongghul of the Seven Valleys, on the northeast Tibetan Plateau in western China. These songs represent the apogee of Mongghul oral literature, and they provide valuable insights into the lives of Mongghul people—their hopes, dreams, and worries. They bear testimony to the impressive plurilingual repertoire commanded by some Mongghul singers: the original texts in Tibetan, Mongghul, and Chinese are here presented in Mongghul, Chinese, and English.   The kaleidoscope of stories told in these songs include that of Marshall Qi, a chieftain from... Show More
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Poetry Anthologies, Literature, Literary Criticism, Folk Tales, Literary Collections: Asia, History, Sino-tibetan Languages, Legends and Mythology, Fairy Tales
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Open (Access) Textbook
Date Added to MERLOT:
April 12, 2018
Date Modified in MERLOT:
May 17, 2018
Author:
Li Dechun (李得春), Qinhai University Affiliated Hospital
Gerald Roche, University of Melbourne - Asia Institute
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Open Book Publishers
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College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division, Graduate School, Professional
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English
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