Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002
Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-314) and index
1 - The Modern "Discovery" of Sirat Antar -- - 2 - The History of Antara, Antar, and Sirat Antar -- - 3 - The Narration of Sirat Antar -- - 4 - Literary Context and Literary History -- - 5 - The Heroic Cycle -- - 6 - Use of the Heroic Cycle: Compositional Principles -- - 7 - Compositional Models and Description -- - 8 - Compositional Models and Narrative Generation: The Battle Scene -- - 9 - The Uses of History -- - 10 - Directions for Future Research -- - App. I. - A Summary of Sirat Antar -- - App. II. - Sirat Antar in Manuscript and Print -- - App. III. - Introduction to the Topkapi Manuscript (no. 1145) -- - App. IV. - Lion Descriptions -- - App. V. - The Lion Fight Scene
