The Secret History of the Mongols, VOLUME 3 (Supplement): A Mongolian Epic Chronicle of the Thirteenth Century (Brill's Inner Asian Library, 7)

Volume Three of the now standard translation of the Secret History of the Mongols (Brill 2004, 2006) by Igor de Rachewiltz is the indispensable companion to the first two volumes with its updated commentary, numerous revisions and some challenging new interpretations. The Secret History of the Mongols has been selected by Choice as Outstanding Academic Title (2005). Volume Three of Igor de Rachewiltz's annotated translation of the Secret History of the Mongols (Brill 2004, 2006), now regarded as the standard English version of this epic biography of Činggis Qan, is both a complement and a supplement to the first two volumes. On the one hand it revises and updates the work to the end of 2012, and on the other it introduces new interpretations and ideas about both the identity of its anonymous author and the date of its composition. It is, therefore, an indispensable companion volume for all readers and users of the earliest Mongolian literary production which contains, in the words of Arthur Waley, 'some of the most vivid primitive literature that exists anywhere in the world.' The Secret History of the Mongols has been selected by Choice as Outstanding Academic Title (2005) The Secret History of the Mongols Copyright Dedication Contents List of Illustrationsv Preface Abbreviations To the Reader Notes on the Illustrations Illustrations Part One: Additions and Revisions Introduction Translation Commentary Appendices Bibliography and Abbreviations Indexes Part Two: Typographical and Minor Errors and Omissions Bibliography and Abbreviations 1. Periodicals and Series 2. Books, Monographs and Articles Index 1. Proper and Place Names 2. Subjects (Selective) 3. Grammar and Lexis 4. Paragraph-Page Reference List Addenda "Volume three of Igor de Rachewiltz's annotated translation of the Secret History of the Mongols (Brill 2004, 2006), now regarded as the standard English version of this epic biography of C̆inggis Qan, is both a complement and a supplement to the first two volumes. On the one hand it revises and updates the work to the end of 2012, and on the other it introduces new interpretations and ideas about both the identity of its anonymous author and the date of its composition."