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Title: Bearslayer
A free translation from the unrhymed Latvian into English heroic verse
Author: Andrejs Pumpurs
Release Date: January 2, 2006 [eBook #17445]
Language: English
Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1
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BEARSLAYER
by
Andrejs Pumpurs (1841-1902)
A free translation from the unrhymed Latvian into English heroic verse
by
Arthur Cropley
University of Hamburg
Copyright (C) 2005 by Arthur Cropley
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword
Technical Notes
Summary
Canto 1: The Revelation of the Bearslayer
Canto II: Bearslayer Begins His Life as a Hero
Canto III: Bearslayer and Laimdota Are Betrayed
Canto IV: The Latvians Suffer Many Hardships
Canto V: The Journey to the Homeland
Canto VI: The Struggle against the Invaders
Glossary of Personal and Place Names
FOREWORD
Most societies seem to have epic heroes and events that define them
as they like to see themselves: Even a young society such as
Australia has Ned Kelly, Eureka Stockade, and ANZAC.
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