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Bylina


 

Bylina (Russian: ???????, also Byliny and Stariny) is a traditional epic, heroic narrative poetry of early East Slavs of Kievan Rus, the tradition continued in Russia and Ukraine.

Related Topics:
Russian - Epic - Hero - Slavs - Kievan Rus - Russia - Ukraine

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Bylina comes from the Russian "byl'" (????), a word which signifies a story of real events, as opposed to a fictional one.

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Bylinas are kind of poetry without rhyme (blank verse), but with a characteristic rhythm, a kind of free verse. Most of bylinas were preserved in northern regions of Russia, and their style was imitated by several famous Russian poets.

Related Topics:
Rhyme - Blank verse - Free verse

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There are quite a few bylina cycles. Bylinas may be roughly classified into the following series:

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