Novikov, Ivan (translation); Gudziia, N. K. (editor)

Slovo o Polku Igoreve [The Tale of Igor's Campaign]

Moscow: Khudozhestvennaia Literatura, 1938. Favorsky, Vladimir Andreyevich (iilustrator). Original publisher's cover. Item #368

Dimensions: 17 x 11.5 cm. 126 pages: illustrations. Text in Russian. The book is in good condition, with minor signs of wear and a little pencil note on the title page. The publication is decorated by the well-known Soviet graphic artist Vladimir Andreyevich Favorsky. The translation from the Old East Slavic language was done by Ivan Novikov.

An anonymous epic poem written in the Old East Slavic language. The title is occasionally translated as The Tale of the Campaign of Igor, The Song of Igor's Campaign, The Lay of Igor's Campaign, The Lay of the Host of Igor, and The Lay of the Warfare Waged by Igor. The poem gives an account of a failed raid of Igor Svyatoslavich (d. 1202) against the Polovtsians of the Don River region. While some have disputed the poem's authenticity, the current scholarly consensus is that the poem is authentic and dates to the Middle Ages (late 12th century).

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