Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword vii
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Note on Transcription, Pronunciation, and Translations xiii
6. Introduction 1
7. CHAPTER ONE. Turkic Bards and Oral Epics 12
8. CHAPTER TWO.Variations on Epic and History 44
9. CHAPTER THREE. In Search of the Heroic Lay 73
10. CHAPTER FOUR. Heroic Epic and Tribal Roots 101
11. CHAPTER FIVE. Heroic Past and Poetic Presence 135
12. Conclusion 165
13. APPENDIX ONE. The Text of Tdwke-batü 181
14. APPENDIX TWO. The Text of Ormanbet-biy 189
15. Works Cited 195
16. Index 217