Turkish fairy tales
19.99 €
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Turkish fairy tales
19.99 €
The edition presents forty-four Turkish fairy tales translated by Dmitry Mochnev. The book begins with a foreword by the Hungarian orientalist Ignác Kunos (1860-1945), who edited the first collection of Ottoman-Turkish tales in 1887. At the end of the edition is a dictionary of Turkish words used in the book. The illustrations by Hungarian artist Willi Pogany (1882-1955) add a special charm to the book.
Magic tales have long attracted people's attention: who wouldn't want to hear about dangerous adventures, brave heroes, unknown creatures and mysterious charms? Forty-four Turkish fairy tales from this collection will open the reader the door to the world of sultans and princesses, devas and witches, genies and dragons. These tales were collected and literarily processed by Ignatius Kunosz (1860-1945), a Hungarian folklorist, orientalist scholar, corresponding member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and privat docent of Turkish. Kunos traveled extensively throughout the lands of the Ottoman Empire and recorded tales that had previously only been passed down by word of mouth. These texts combine the flavor of Turkish folklore with the European fairy tale tradition, close to the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm. A collection of Ottoman-Turkish fairy tales edited by Kunosz was first published in Hungarian in Budapest in 1887; in 1901 the tales were illustrated by the Hungarian artist Willi Pogany (1882-1955).
Willi Pogany (William Andrew Pogany) was born in Szeged, Austria-Hungary, and was known as a book illustrator, primarily specializing in books for children. Pogany's work belongs to the Art Nouveau style: it is dynamic, graceful and full of detail. One facet of his work is his graphic drawings of myths and fairy tales. Magic creatures are a frequent theme in the works of the artist. His heroes are expressive, mobile and exactly reflect the characters of fairy tales - beautiful princesses, evil robbers, cunning witches and terrible devas. In total, the artist has illustrated more than 150 books. In addition to book illustration, Pogany was also engaged in painting, sculpture and theater. In 1914, he moved to the United States, where he became interested in cinematography.
Magic tales have long attracted people's attention: who wouldn't want to hear about dangerous adventures, brave heroes, unknown creatures and mysterious charms? Forty-four Turkish fairy tales from this collection will open the reader the door to the world of sultans and princesses, devas and witches, genies and dragons. These tales were collected and literarily processed by Ignatius Kunosz (1860-1945), a Hungarian folklorist, orientalist scholar, corresponding member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and privat docent of Turkish. Kunos traveled extensively throughout the lands of the Ottoman Empire and recorded tales that had previously only been passed down by word of mouth. These texts combine the flavor of Turkish folklore with the European fairy tale tradition, close to the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm. A collection of Ottoman-Turkish fairy tales edited by Kunosz was first published in Hungarian in Budapest in 1887; in 1901 the tales were illustrated by the Hungarian artist Willi Pogany (1882-1955).
Willi Pogany (William Andrew Pogany) was born in Szeged, Austria-Hungary, and was known as a book illustrator, primarily specializing in books for children. Pogany's work belongs to the Art Nouveau style: it is dynamic, graceful and full of detail. One facet of his work is his graphic drawings of myths and fairy tales. Magic creatures are a frequent theme in the works of the artist. His heroes are expressive, mobile and exactly reflect the characters of fairy tales - beautiful princesses, evil robbers, cunning witches and terrible devas. In total, the artist has illustrated more than 150 books. In addition to book illustration, Pogany was also engaged in painting, sculpture and theater. In 1914, he moved to the United States, where he became interested in cinematography.
See also:
- All books by the publisher
- All books in the series Library of World Literature