Dede Korkut & David of Sassoun

Table of Contents: Preface; Le Barde, L'Art de Dire et d'Ecouter; La Naissance de deux Peuples; Mediaeval Literature: Transmission, Education, Interpretation; Light and the Illuminators of the Middle Ages and the Dark Ages; Le Kumbet et la Coupole à Tambour; The Haikian and the Oghuz; L'Eau, le Feu et l'Exogamie; Monsters, Genies and Dragons; Bestiaire; Rires et Larmes; The Epic Opera; Entre Chien et Loup; Etymologies; Recurring themes and Formulae in David of Sassoun and Dede Korkut; Pénitence; Conclusion.

First sentence: The Dede Korkut Kitabi has not been translated into Armenian, nor has David of Sassoun been translated into Turkish!