玛纳斯论（英文版）/中国少数民族史诗研究著作翻译文库

　　《玛纳斯论》是我国著名《玛纳斯》研究专家郎樱教授的研究专著。全书分为三篇共13章，论述了史诗的特点、流传变异情况及其在柯尔克孜族人们精神生活中的地位，古代柯尔克孜族的社会生活对史诗产生所起到的作用和影响以及对史诗产生年代、传承、歌手和听众在史诗传承中的作用等。总结史诗的美学特征，通过对史诗叙事结构以及它与柯尔克孜民间文学的联系的探寻，对史诗的叙事方法和特点，对史诗中所反映的神话以及柯尔克孜族民间叙事诗、民歌等民间文学与史诗的关系提出了有价值的观点。

Preface by Lang Ying
Preface by Mark Bender
Translator’s Foreword
Profile of the Author
Introduction
Introduction toA Study ofthe KirgizEpicManas by Lang Ying

Part One The Oral Tradition as a Living Form
Chapter One Introduction
Ⅰ．The Features ofthe Heroic Epics inNorthern China
Ⅱ．The Transmission ofManas and Its Main Characteristics
Chapter Two Manas and the Life of the Kirgiz Ethnic Group
Ⅰ． The Historical Background of the Epic M anas
Ⅱ．The Social Life of the Kirgiz After the W estward Migration in M anas
Ⅲ．Traditional Customs Reflected in Manas
Ⅳ．Manas—The Soul of the Kirgiz Ethnic Group
Chapter Three The Formative Age of Manas
Ⅰ．The N otion of “the Formative Age of an Epic
Ⅱ．Several Views on the Formative Age of Manas
Ⅲ ．The Analysis of the Formative Age of Manas
Ⅳ．"Kitay"and"Beijing"in Manas
Chapter Four Variations of Manas
Ⅰ．The Incremental Development of Manas
Ⅱ．“school of Tianshan”and‘‘School of Pamir
Ⅲ．Variations ofManas
Ⅳ．Acmparison cIftheVersions。fJtistip Mamay and Eshmat Manbetistip
Chapter Five Manaschis： The Inheritors and Transmitters of Manas
Ⅰ．Manaschis and the Dissemination of Manas
Ⅱ．Manaschis，Participation in the Creation of Manas
Ⅲ．Famous Chinese Manaschis
Chapter Six Audiences_The Life of Manas
Ⅰ．Audiences as the Main Agent in the Dissemination of Oral Epis
Ⅱ．The Audienc Active R n the Diseinatin，Develp ent and Variations of Manas
Ⅲ．．Cultural and Psychological Qualities of the Audience of Manas
Ⅳ．The Reception， Effect and Influence of Manas

Part Two Text and Literary Qualities
Chapter Seven The Characters of Manas
Ⅰ．The Hero Manas
Ⅱ．Semetey：The Son of Manas
Ⅲ．Seytek， Kenenim and Seyit： The Grandchildren of Manas
Ⅳ．The Khagans and Warriors of Manas
Ⅴ．The Images of Women in Manas
Chapter Eight The Aesthetic Features of Manas
Ⅰ．The Tragic Beauty of Manas
Ⅱ．The Sublime Beauty of Manas
Chapter Nine The Narrative Structure of M anas
Ⅰ．Narrative Time and Narrative Mode
Ⅱ．Narrative Perspectives
Ⅲ．Narrative Structure and Patterns
Ⅳ．Narrative Language
Ⅴ．Narrative Strategies
Chapter Ten Manas and the Kirgiz Folk Literature
Ⅰ．Manas and the Kirgiz Myths
Ⅱ．Manas and the Heroic Legend Alip Manash
Ⅲ．Manasand the Kirgiz Folk Narative Poemns
Ⅳ．Manas and the Kirgiz Folk Songs

Part Three The Comparisons and Concluding Reflections
Chapter Eleven Manas and Turkic Epics
Ⅰ．Manas and Ancient Turkic Heroic Inscription Literature
Ⅱ．Common Themes of Manas and the Turkic Heroic Epics
Ⅲ．TheCommom Motifts of Manas and the Turkic Heroic Epics
Ⅳ．Sinilaries and Dieences Between Manas and the Tukic Epics
Chapter Twelve Manas and Eastern and Western Epics
Ⅰ．Manas Compared to Jangar and Gesar
Ⅱ．Manas and the Greek Epics
Chapter Thirteen Manas and Religious Culture
Ⅰ．Manas and Shamanic Culture
Ⅱ．The Influence of Islam on M anas

Bibliography
Appendix 1 Foreign and Chinese Versions of Manas
Appendix 2 Literature Review of the Studies of Manas
Appendix 3 Other Famous Manaschis in China

Index
Translators' Afterword 1
Translators' Afterword 2
Series Acknowledgements