Mem û Zîn, a Kurdish romance - I

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Versions Mem û Zîn [İstanbul, 1968-01-01] Mem et Zîn [Paris, 2001-01-01] Mem û Zîn, a Kurdish romance - I [Michigan - USA, 1991-01-01] Mem û Zîn, a Kurdish romance - II [Michigan - USA, 1991-01-01] Mem and Zîn [İstanbul, 2008] Ehmedê Xanî, Mem û Zîn [İstanbul, 2010] Studies on "Mem û Zîn", a Kurdish romance - I Michael Lewisohn Chyet UMI This study is based on a corpus of eighteen oral versions of of the Kurdish romance Mem û Zîn, a tragic love story reminiscent of Romeo and Juliet which is very widespread in Northern Kurdistan. All eighteen versions, which constitute the appendix, have been translated into English, complete with notes explaining cultural concepts and linguistic niceties. The eighteen versions of Mem û Zîn are subjected to a series of comparative folklonstic analyses. Chapter One consists of an introduction to the Kurds, their language and folklore, together with a brief summary of the story of M&Z. This is followed by a cntical bibliographic survey of the literature that has been published about the oral versions of M&Z and Ehmedê Xanî's literary poem by the same name, including also references for the general study of Kurdish folklore. The analysis of M&Z begins with the second section of Chapter One, in which the proverbial nature of the romance, as seen in certain expressions that are denved from it, is investigated. .....


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Michael L. Chyet “And a thornbush sprang up between them”: Studies on “Mem û Zîn”, a Kurdish romance U.M.I U.M.I Dissertation information service “And a thornbush sprang up between them”: Studies on “Mem û Zîn”, a Kurdish romance Michael Lewisohn Chyet P.O. Box 40150 Berkeley, Ca 94704 This is an authorized facsimile, made from the microfilm master copy of the original dissertation or masters thesis published by UMI. The bibliographic information for this thesis is contained in UMI's Dissertation Abstracts database, the only central source for accessing almost every doctoral dissertation accepted in North America since 1861. U.M.I Dissertation Information Service University Microfilms International A Bell & Howell Information Company 300 N. Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106 800-521-0600 OR 313/761-4700 Printed in 1993 by xerographic process on acid-free paper 1416 Order Number 9228601 "And a thornbush sprang up between them": Studies on "Mem û Zîn", a Kurdish romance. (Volumes I and II) Chyet, Michael Lewisohn, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, 1991 Copyright © by Chyet, Michael Lewisohn. All rights reserved. U. M. I 300 N. Zeeb Rd. Ann Arbor. MI 48106