Harvard Series in Ukrainian Studies

This controversial and groundbreaking book revisits the origins of one of the most beloved works of East Slavic literature, the Slovo o polku Igoreve (The Igor' Tale). Edward Keenan delves into the history of the publication of the Tale and produces a meticulous analysis of its language in order to demonstrate that the text is not an authentic twelfth-century document. Rather, Keenan argues that it is a product of the late eighteenth century, created by the Bohemian scholar Josef Dobrovský. Keenan's thought-provoking insights into the creation and publication of the Tale will spark scholarly debate for many years.

Authors: Edward L. Keenan

Format: Hardcover

Pages: 576

ISBN-13: 9780916458966

Publication date: 20040308