Magtymguly : poems from Turkmenistan = Magtymguly : saýlanan eserler / with an introduction by Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov ; English translation edited by Paul Michael Taylor ; drawn from the Turkmen edition of selected poems compiled by Annagurban Ashirov ; chief translator, Zohra Meredova ; coordinator for translations, Maya Meredova.
Edition:
First edition.
Publisher:
Asian Cultural History ProgramSmithsonian Institution, in association with the National Institute of Manuscripts, Turkmenistan Academy of Sciences,
Preface to the English translation of Magtymguly's poems by Paul Michael Taylor. "Poem Titles in English and Turkmen"--Pages 205-211. Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:
Magtymguly, the great poet and thinker of the Turkmen people, has brought glory to the Turkmen people for almost three hundred years due to his name and unmatched literary heritage. Our high respect for him as a poet, and for his role in the history of the Turkmen people and its socio-political, cultural and literary life, is everlasting. -- Introduction.
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