The Song of Igor's Campaign by

Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: FIC019000, FIC004000, FIC051000, POE014000, POE016000
ISBN: 9781468302103
Publisher: Overlook
Published: 2009-01-16T05:00:00+00:00

COMMENTARY

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In the diction of yore: in an ancient style of speech, in outdated wording, starïmi slovesï. Starïy would mean today merely “old,” but is used by our bard in a sense best rendered as “of old” or “of yore” (thus, for instance, in reference to former princes at 25 and 682).

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Stern: trudnïh. In old Russian the word trud connotes not only “work” but also “grief,” “pain,” “endeavor” and the hardships of war.

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Igor: see note 2 to Foreword.

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In keeping with the happenings: po bïlinam: according to actual events, to facts and not to fiction.

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