Focusing on two foundational Turkic epics, the Kyrgyz Manas and the Anatolian Köroğlu, this study offers a comparative analysis of masculine ideals and generational authority and the uses to which they were put by nation-builders and rebels.
Roberta Micallef is Professor of the Practice in the Department of World Languages & Literatures at Boston University, where she specializes in Turkish and Middle Eastern literatures. Her research and teaching focus on Turkic oral traditions, gender in literature, and the cultural histories of Central Asia and the Middle East.
