"Ihor's Tale In Modern Ukrainian" Published By Manitoba U. (12/26/76)

"Ihor's Tale In Modern Ukrainian" Published By Manitoba U.

WINNIPEG, Man. - "Ihor's Tale in Modern Ukrainian" is the title of a collection of writings in English translation on the 12th century Ukrainian epic, which was brought out recently in a fourth printing by the Manitoba University's Department of Slavic Studies.

The collection, containing writings of such authors as T. Shevchenko, M. Maksymovych, V. Shchurat, O. Oles, B. Lepky, P. Myrny, S. Rudansky, M. Zerov, M. Rylsky, S. Hordynsky, and others, was put together by Prof. J.B. Rudnyckyj, long-time head of the Department of Slavic Studies at the University of Manitoba.

The new edition was published as the ninth issue in the series "Readings in Slavic Literatures," initiated by Prof. Rudnyckyj in 1957.

In addition to Prof. Rudnyckyj's introduction the collection contains a reprint of "The Tale of Ihor's Armament" as it was first published in 1800, and a dictionary of words at the end of the book.

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