The Tale of the Battle with Mamai explained
| The Tale of the Battle with Mamai |
| Title Orig: | Сказание о Мамаевом побоище |
| Orig Lang Code: | ru |
| Country: | Russia |
| Release Date: | 15th century |
| Subject: | Battle of Kulikovo |
| Native Wikisource: | Сказание о Мамаевом побоище |
The Tale of the Battle with Mamai (Russian: Сказание о Мамаевом побоище|Skazaniye o Mamayevom poboishche), also translated as The Tale of the Battle Against Mamai, is a Russian literary work about the Battle of Kulikovo in 1380. The first version was likely produced in the 15th century,[1] [2] although some recent studies suggest that it was written in the early 16th century. It belongs to the Kulikovo cycle of works, along with the Chronicle Account of the Battle with Mamai and Zadonshchina.[3]
The Tale starts with the following:
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Notes and References
- Book: Ciževskij . Dmitrij . History of Russian Literature: From the Eleventh Century to the End of the Baroque . 18 February 2013 . Walter de Gruyter . 978-3-11-087101-2 . 197 . en.
- Book: Crummey . Robert O. . The Formation of Muscovy 1300 - 1613 . 6 June 2014 . Routledge . 978-1-317-87200-9 . 192 . en.
- Book: Terras . Victor . Handbook of Russian Literature . 1 January 1985 . Yale University Press . 978-0-300-04868-1 . 319 . en . This Discourse is connected thematically, though not formally, with the Chronicle Account of the Battle with Mamai... and the Tale of the Battle with Mamai... Together with the Zadonshchina, the latter two works form what is conventionally called the 'Kulikovo Cycle'..
