The Ballads of Marko Kraljevic

First published in 1922, this book contains D. W. Low's English translation of the Slavic ballads concerning Prince Marko.

D. H. Low (Translated by)

9781107505421, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 21 May 2015

238 pages
23 x 15 x 1.4 cm, 0.3 kg

First published in 1922, this book contains D. W. Low's English translation of the Slavic ballads concerning Prince Marko, a fourteenth-century king in the Balkans region. The text is introduced with a biography of the historical Marko, a brief history of Slav and Serbian folk poetry, as well as information on how the poem would have been performed originally by bards. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in folklore, epic poetry or the history of the Balkans.

Note on the pronunciation of proper names
Introduction
1. The marriage of King Vukašin
2. The death of Dushan
3. Uroš and the Mrnjav?evi?i
4. Marko and the Vila
5. Marko and the perilous Bogdan
6. The sister of Leka Kapetan
7. A damsel outwits Marko
8. Marko and general Vu?a
9. Marko and the falcon
10. Variant
11. The marriage of Marko
12. Marko recognises his father's sword
13. Variant
14. Marko and Philip the Magyar
15. Marko and Beg Kostadin
16. Marko and Alil-Aga
17. Marko and Mina of Kostura
18. Marko and the twelve moors
19. Marko and the daughter of the Moorish king
20. Marko in the dungeon of Azak
21. Marko and the moor
22. Marko and Musa the outlaw
23. Marko and Djemo the mountaineer
24. Marko abolishes the marriage-tax
25. Marko's hunting with the Turks
26. Marko drinks wine in Ramadan
27. The Turks come to Marko's slava
28. Marko's ploughing
29. The marriage of Djuro of Smederevo
30. The marriage of Stojan Popovi?
31. The death of Marko
Appendix
Bibliography
Index.

Subject Areas: Literary studies: general [DSB]