II. THE EPOS AND THE FAIRY TALE IN RUSSIAN LITERARY CRITICISM

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. TABLE OF CONTENTS 5
3. I. THE RUSSIAN FOLK EPOS AND THE FAIRY TALE 7
4. II. THE EPOS AND THE FAIRY TALE IN RUSSIAN LITERARY CRITICISM 13
5. III. THE HERO'S MIRACULOUS BIRTH AND ENDOWMENT 25
6. IV. THE NEW AESTHETICS OF THE EPOS 43
7. V. HISTORY AND THE BYLINY 61
8. VI. THE BYLINA: A FAIRY-TALE HISTORY OF KI EVAN RUS' 86
9. VII. THE DEMISE OF THE EPIC HERO 105
10. VIII. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS 121
11. BIBLIOGRAPHY 129
12. APPENDIX 134
13. GENERAL INDEX 158