02817 am 22005173u 450 991016919170332120221206101920.01-76046-083-4(CKB)3710000001140499(MiAaPQ)EBC4835271(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/36563(EXLCZ)99371000000114049920170420h20172017 uy 0engurc|#||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierJoro's youth the first part of the Mongolian epic of Geser Khan /translated from the Mongolian version of 1716 ; Igor De Rachewiltz and Li NarangoaANU Press2017Acton, Australia :ANU Press,2017.©20171 online resource (97 pages) illustrations (some color), photographs; digital file(s)Print version (paperback): 9781760460822 Includes bibliographical references."The epic of King Gesar of Ling is the national oral epic of Tibet, sung by itinerant bards in their land for many centuries but not recorded in print until recent times. Spreading widely beyond Tibet, there are extant versions in other languages of Central Asia. The first printed version is from Mongolia, produced on the orders of the Kangxi emperor of the Manchu Qing dynasty in the early 18th century. In the process of transmission, the original saga lost much of its Tibetan flavour, and this Qing edition can be regarded as a genuine Mongolian work. Its hero, Geser Khan in Mongolian, became a folk-hero, later deified both in China and Mongolia. Geser's mission is to save the world from endemic evil and strife, bringing peace to all. Although he himself is the son of a god, Geser as a human is unpredictable, romantic and funny, and many of his adventures belong to the picaresque. This translation of the first, and one of the longest, chapters of the epic covers his miraculous birth, his turbulent youth, and his marriage to the beautiful Rogmo Goa. It celebrates and commemorates the 300th anniversary of the printing of the epic in Peking in early 1716."-- Provided by publisher.Epic literature, TibetanTranslations into Englishliteraturemongoliafolkloregeser khanCattleEpic of King GesarSheepEpic literature, Tibetan895.41Rachewiltz Igor de1929-2016,638519Narangoa LiMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQUkMaJRUBOOK9910169191703321Joro's youth2194773UNINA