The Tale of the Campaign of Igor : A Russian Epic Poem of the Twelfth Century

Howes, Robert Craig

ISBN 10: 0393043800 / ISBN 13: 9780393043808

Published by Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W., 1973

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Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Tale of the Campaign of Igor : A Russian Epic Poem of the Twelfth Century
• Publisher: Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W.
• Publication Date: 1973
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0393043800
• ISBN 13: 9780393043808
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st.
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

Igor led his men into battle with the tribes of Polovetsian barbarians, disregarding the bad omen of a solar eclipse, he led his men to victory in their first battle but was overconfident and pushed his advantage too far. The Polovetsians surrounded and wiped out his army, and took him captive.

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In the spring of 1185, Prince Igor Sviatoslavich, with his brother, nephew, and son, set forth from Novgorod at the head of a Russian army to fight the tribes of Polovetsian barbarians that were ravaging border towns near the Black Sea. Disregarding the bad omen of a solar eclipse, Igor led his men to victory in their first battle, but he was overconfident and pushed his advantage too far. The Polovetsians surrounded and wiped out his army, and took him captive.